Analysis Of Victor From 'Every Little Hurricane'

Victor from “Every Little Hurricane” is an example of a teen protagonist witnesses struggles of poverty, alcoholism, and disparity in his own household. The setting of the story is at a new year’s eve party, where his two uncles, Arnold and Adolph are fighting, and nearly murder one another. Witnesses in the background are fully aware of the chaotic environment caused by the heated argument of the uncles but do nothing, for seeing one Indian killing another does not at all surprise them. For many Native American children especially, their everyday reality is that their parents are poor, jobless, and are always wasted because they have no better way to kill time. This provides the reason for why children who grow up together in poverty bond