The audiences in this article are the individual who wants to know about Indian reservation. The author’s purpose is to inform to the audience about how they are living on a combination of irregular paychecks, fear, and hope and government surplus food. The author explained his points well in the article and his tone was respectful because he tried not to offend the group of the people who are still living on the reservation.
Sherman Alexie’s main idea in the article is how Alexie defies stereotypes by being a prosperous, reservation born, Indian. Instead of being weak and falling into peer pressure by acting ‘stupid’ in school, Alexie defies the standard by reading high grade level books and even spending recess studying.
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Sherman Alexie’s main idea in the article is how Alexie defies stereotypes by being a prosperous, reservation born, Indian. Instead of being weak and falling into peer pressure by acting ‘stupid’ in school, Alexie defies the standard by reading high grade level books and even spending recess studying.
In the short story