In the first lesson, the reader learned about Native American storytelling. The stories they told consisted of imaginative accounts about those who lived in the forest and served the purpose of resolving inquiries. The protagonist in "What You Have Pawned I Will Redeem” tries to impress others by declaring “we Indians are great storytellers and liars and mythmakers” (Alexie 1). This is said regarding a homeless Indian’s stories. Furthermore, Alexie’s stories were not traditional even though they held the custom that they were told orally. Alexie’s observation is tragic because of the loss of culture that the identities of the Native Americans
