Native American literature is very proactive. While studying their literature, an abundant part of their culture were expressed within their writings. In “Eagle Boy”, many Native American beliefs were shown throughout the movie. Grandpa shares many stories to Shame that detail to his current problems. While watching, you could tell that these made-up stories were not just made up stories to Grandpa, they were more like real stories passed down from generations. Within these stories, many of the characters were facing problems that seemed to be too complicated to resolve. Shane was able to relate and was able to understand that his life problems were not as bad as the problems presented to him in the stories. This movie was a great example
