Summary Of Native American By David Treuer

Since man has told stories to one another, many have asked the question of are the meanings of the stories we hear and read influenced by those who is telling the stories pasts? And in that case, all stories should be seen as a cultural representations or depictions. The author David Treuer argues whether or not Native American authors like Louise Erdrich’s work should be viewed for its Literary content rather than its representation of Native culture. When successfully analyzing and forming an opinion on this we must break it down to these questions, are those of native decent better suited to write and tell fictional stories of life as a Native American compared to a common writer that has is not of Native decent? If so should Native Americans have their own fictional and non-fictional genres of literature, giving
An argument could be made that there is a Native American specific literary style in the Non- fictional sense, that would expect to receive less criticism, mainly because of the lack of literature it can be compared to. Whereas if a Native American writer that choose to write fiction stories, following common fiction styles should expect to be judge on its common literary style and therefore can be compared and evaluated to many other fictional stories. Author David Treuer questions illustration’s by Native American writers including Louise Erdrich. He finds much to praise but argues that the works of Indian authors are often read as evidence of their culture, when they should be read as literature. When we look for information on something we need, we search for someone with the knowledge or correct experience in that of which we are questioning. Would a story of Native American life, written by someone that was raised in a Native American environment be more realistic with better details rather than someone who was either Jamaican or British trying to tell a similar Native American story? The reason for this is