Minorities are racist. Not towards other races, rather to one another. They take the views placed upon themselves, enhanced them and when others do not live up to the stereotypical expectation, they are seen as traitorous .Sherman Alexie writes a multitude of texts which all showcase how people in a minority group, in this case Native Americans, as well as individuals outside of that minority, all take part in oppressive actions. Someone who is not within the minority believes they have this superiority and privilege over the minority, while a person within the minority group, torment their own to continue the stereotypes placed on them. The internal and external forces against the person it often leads to human misery like alcohol
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He still wondered how it had happened”
Jeremiah can 't believe how his wife is actually educated. He has this idea that because his wife is a Native American, she would automatically think that she was uneducated. However if Mary Lynn were to be a white women, he would already assume that she were to be an educated women. Alexie also shows this theme of white privilege in another short story, Indian Education. With this story, Alexie shows people, in this case white people, feel the need to have the power over everyone who, in their eyes, are below them and use the stereotypes against them. The story is told in sections of each grade from first grade to his twelfth grade year. During his second year he encounters a teacher who shows the actions non minorities hold against the Native Americans.
“When I spelled all the words right, she crumpled up the paper and made me eat it.
“You’ll learn respect,” She said” …….
“For Halloween I drew a picture of her riding a broom with a scrawny cat on the back. She said that her God would never forgive me for …show more content…
This fictionalized memoir tells the story of Arnold, a Native American and his life on the reservation, and how different his life becomes when he attends a primarily white school outside of the rez. Just by the title, “Part-Time Indian” shows that the character is seen and believed to not be a true Native American.
“Everyone on the rez calls me a retard about twice a day…
Do you know what happens to retards on the rez?
We get beat up.”
Arnold, becomes this target for everyone on the reservation for not being what they would call “normal” or better yet look or act like a “Native American”. The only resort for him for having certain conditions to to get torments and bullied. When transferring to a school outside of the reservation his problems only get worse.
“A few folks, especially the grandmothers, thought I was a brave little dude for going to a white school.
But there were a lot more people who just called me names and slammed the door in my face……”
“It’s all your fault”, he said.
“What 's my fault?” I
He still wondered how it had happened”
Jeremiah can 't believe how his wife is actually educated. He has this idea that because his wife is a Native American, she would automatically think that she was uneducated. However if Mary Lynn were to be a white women, he would already assume that she were to be an educated women. Alexie also shows this theme of white privilege in another short story, Indian Education. With this story, Alexie shows people, in this case white people, feel the need to have the power over everyone who, in their eyes, are below them and use the stereotypes against them. The story is told in sections of each grade from first grade to his twelfth grade year. During his second year he encounters a teacher who shows the actions non minorities hold against the Native Americans.
“When I spelled all the words right, she crumpled up the paper and made me eat it.
“You’ll learn respect,” She said” …….
“For Halloween I drew a picture of her riding a broom with a scrawny cat on the back. She said that her God would never forgive me for …show more content…
This fictionalized memoir tells the story of Arnold, a Native American and his life on the reservation, and how different his life becomes when he attends a primarily white school outside of the rez. Just by the title, “Part-Time Indian” shows that the character is seen and believed to not be a true Native American.
“Everyone on the rez calls me a retard about twice a day…
Do you know what happens to retards on the rez?
We get beat up.”
Arnold, becomes this target for everyone on the reservation for not being what they would call “normal” or better yet look or act like a “Native American”. The only resort for him for having certain conditions to to get torments and bullied. When transferring to a school outside of the reservation his problems only get worse.
“A few folks, especially the grandmothers, thought I was a brave little dude for going to a white school.
But there were a lot more people who just called me names and slammed the door in my face……”
“It’s all your fault”, he said.
“What 's my fault?” I