Sherman Alexie addresses issues of race and Native American identity without sounding preachy. Students love his work because it is easy to read and speaks in a voice that they can relate to, no matter what their ethnicity.
"How to Write the Great American Indian Novel" is a sarcastic poem that challenges racial stereotypes through sarcasm."Evolution" is about the power that white people used to take advantage of Native Americans and how there is still an unbalance of power in our country.
"On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City" talks about how the history of Native Americans is often ignored.
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