This Is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona

[jameswilson527]

I am not a complete stranger to the fact that living on a reservation sucks but I don't think it has ever been explained as clearly and as potently to me than in the story "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" by Sherman Alexie. I think the intriguing thing about it is that poverty on the reservations isn't as intensely oppressive as it

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[gtaylor400]

The American Indians were treated horribly by the government and yet they have somehow managed to find a way to co-exist with what they had left.

[crystalleebell]

I thought that this story was sad and depressing. It is very discouraging to know that even if you work hard, your options are very limited. I have driven through many reservations on my way to Utah from Texas and they are barren places with a lot of poverty. It is sad to know that places like that still exist today in our rich society.

[emily018]

You would think that if he needed to get his father that passed away the reservation would be a little more caring and help him out more than they did.