— Anonymous The piece that I found to be rewarding was the excerpt from “The Toughest Indian in the World” by Sherman Alexie. To me, this piece of work stood out as I could resonate with it more than the others, this being set in America and in more modern times. Having a job as […]
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A few aspects made me feel uncomfortable
— Anonymous After reading “The Toughest Indian in the World” there were a few aspects of the short story that made me feel uncomfortable while I was reading. When I had started reading the short story I thought that it would be about the Native American culture and teaching the readers about culture. However, during […]
These two works represented the Native-American culture that she takes great pride in
—Kevin Chen I believe that Harjo’s poems are classified as a “great works” text. From the two poetic works of hers, “Everybody Has a Heartache: A Blues” and “An American Sunrise, we realize a lot of Joy Harjo’s background. These two works of writing represented the American culture, specifically the Native-American culture that she takes […]
Native Americans’ experience in the lands of the Americas
—Anonymous “An American Sunrise” is a short poem from Joy Harjo which talks about the Native Americans’ experience in the lands of the Americas. This short poem talks about how there was some injustice against the Indians as according to the “Indian” Problem. The “Indian” Problem was the problem that American colonists had created because […]
Everyone has an identity, who they are and where they belong to…
— Anonymous Every one has an identity, who they are and where they belong to. Native American is a very small percentage of the American population. They are often mistreated and misunderstood due to their cultural background and identity. Sherman Alexie’s “The Toughest Indian in the World” demonstrates how the Native American have been trying […]
