Sherman Alexie The Nightmare Analysis

There is a paragraph in Alexie's story where the 7-11 clerk is described in the most stereotypical fashion. But, it works. The clerk is described as a man with "acne scars and a bad haircut, work pants that showed off his white socks, and those cheap black shoes that have no support." Later, we are introduced to a few fictional characters, produced by a series of the protagonists nightmares. Nightmares that may have been inspired by cruel accounts of third world countries. For example, the protagonist describes a nightmare that seems to stick with him. In the nightmare, "three mounted soldiers played polo with a dead Indian woman's head." The protagonist is an Indian himself, and in some way he seems to be haunted by his ancestors past. In