So sar far we have read about a lot of the characters struggling to deal with their two worlds. The first being their life within their culture on the reservation and the second being the outside world off the reservation. You see it in the beginning with Albertine when she returns from college and with Henry Jr. with the war. I was really sad when I read about Henry's death. The war had such a strong impact on him that he was no longer the same person from when he left the reservation. So I guess my question for you guys is. Do you think it will ever, or has already in todays generation, become easier for Native Americans to balance their two worlds, the first being their own culture and the second being the world outside the reservation or do you think one will dominantly take over completely?
If we are referring to Native Americans in the world today then I think it's probably getting harder to balance their two worlds. I really don't know much about the way Native American reservations are now or the way Native Americans view their traditions but if I had to guess I would say the elderly want to stay strict to traditions while the younger generations want to fit in more with white Americans and their culture (similar to many other characters we've read about). I especially think about how hard it may be in the way of technological advances (though my basic assumptions could be completely outdated). I'm sure some older generations of Native Americans don't believe in having cell phones and watching TV but really in American culture if you're not constantly connected to the world by way of internet, phone, or television then you really have no idea what's going on. I imagine it is hard to try to balance two extremes...unless of course I am completely wrong about the way older Native Americans think and live.
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