In this document, it strongly talks about cultural aspects and the Trauma that Sherman Alexie focuses on throughout his books. Alexie presents the daily life problems Native Americans have to go through throughout his books, by providing specific examples in all of his publications. These problems have scientifically shaped their culture. Native Americans typically take many different types of stereotypes that they can’t control, because of the poverty and systemic neglect throughout their culture. These stereotypes and neglect can cause many more things than people think, it can affect their identities, mental health, and self-doubt. Alexie hits on the lack of opportunity for Native Americans throughout many of his writings. Cultural survival for the Natives can be extremely difficult because of the trauma they go through. In the document it mentions how Native Americans have or will have a long-term psychological impact because of the horrible life events they go through. This trauma is intergenerational; it will keep getting passed down from the older generations to the younger generations. As in like the terrible stories, the deaths in families, and poverty and neglect the Natives have to face throughout their lives. These cultural problems are rooted into the kids as they are born, and they will face stereotypes throughout their whole lives and Sherman Alexie does a great job explaining it throughout his publications.

This document firmly represents the stereotypes and the cultural aspects that Sherman Alexie focuses on throughout the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. This novel can be read as a well descriptive educational tool, but many readers can see the information the wrong way and get misled on how Native Americans live their everyday lives. Especially the readers who are unfamiliar with the Native American culture and how they live their daily lives. The stereotypes provided throughout this book towards Junior and his friends, may make people believe this is how all Native Americans live. Which would accidentally strengthen the misconceptions within a Native community. The article also provides well descriptive information about the culture of Native Americans. The writing argues that this novel can send a bad message towards the Native American culture based on Junior's experiences within the book. It focuses more on the negatives of their culture compared to the positive aspects. Most of their representations come from the trauma, and hardships they have to face. By only focusing on the negatives within their culture, it can make people be one-sided when it comes to viewing the Native American culture. The article focuses on how poorly the Native American culture is represented in this book because of the reason that people may believe the only reason Junior succeeded was because he moved out of the Native American reservation.