Honesty, strength, courage and belief or faith are some of the many characteristics that are shown in The Dance House. Many think the opposite of the Native Americans, thinking they are bad, unreligious and steal or are dishonest. Most of that is a stereotype, and the truth is that they are good people. The rest of the society makes their life harder and more complicated. Causing them to break or lose faith. -thesis statement- In the story called 1965 continental honesty is shown. Gus is practically given a very nice vehicle. Due to this he was accused of stealing because many people knew he couldn't afford it. Throughout the whole thing Gus was always honest. On page 77 he says what I'm telling you is the truth. He said this after the sheriff
