In "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" and "Dead Men's Path" by Sherman Alexie, the reader gets a glimpse of two stories but share many similar characteristics of the traditions. Tradition is the transmission of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information and culture within a group of people, from generation to generation. However, these two stories will reveal that the protagonists of these stories, Michael from "Dead Men's Path" and Victor from "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona", will ignore their own traditions which they will face throughout the history. In other words, the protagonists are westernized and have forgotten their own culture, which reflects the melting pot theory. Ignorance of ancestry and traditions leads to the worst fates in the lives of the protagonists of each story. In "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona", Victor has become psychologically troubled because he has put his own traditions behind him. Throughout the story, readers discover that Victor has internal conflict due to the unhealthy relationships in his life. His father abandoned him at a very young age, which caused Victor to lose his orientation and identity. The day Victor's father abandons his family, Victor "gets really drunk and beats up Thomas for no apparent reason" (276). If no one had stopped Victor, Thomas-build-the-fire would have died, which clearly shows readers that Victor is mentally troubled. Not only does he lose his father, but Victor also loses his best friend on the same day. In other words, Victor is mentally traumatized after the abandonment. In fact, Rothe Eugenio, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Florida Inter...... middle of article...... Joyce Dorado. “Who we are, but for the stories we tell: stories of family and healing.” Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy 2.3 (2010): 243-249. PsycARTICLES. Internet. May 2, 2014. Kennedy, XJ and Dana Gioia. Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2012. Print. Rothe, Eugenio M. “A Psychotherapy Model for Treating Refugee Children Caught in the Middle of Catastrophic Situations.” » Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry 36.4 (2008): 625-642. Premier Academic Research. Internet. May 2, 2014. Breidlid, Anders. “Culture, indigenous knowledge systems and sustainable development: a critical view of education in an African context.” International Journal of Educational Development 29.2 (2009): 140-148. Premier Academic Research. Internet. May 2 2014.”

Essay / In "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" and "Dead Men's Path" by Sherman Alexie, the reader gets a glimpse of two stories but share many similar characteristics of the traditions. Tradition is the transmission of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information and culture within a group of people, from generation to generation. However, these two stories will reveal that the protagonists of these stories, Michael from "Dead Men's Path" and Victor from "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona", will ignore their own traditions which they will face throughout the history. In other words, the protagonists are westernized and have forgotten their own culture, which reflects the melting pot theory. Ignorance of ancestry and traditions leads to the worst fates in the lives of the protagonists of each story. In "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona", Victor has become psychologically troubled because he has put his own traditions behind him. Throughout the story, readers discover that Victor has internal conflict due to the unhealthy relationships in his life. His father abandoned him at a very young age, which caused Victor to lose his orientation and identity. The day Victor's father abandons his family, Victor "gets really drunk and beats up Thomas for no apparent reason" (276). If no one had stopped Victor, Thomas-build-the-fire would have died, which clearly shows readers that Victor is mentally troubled. Not only does he lose his father, but Victor also loses his best friend on the same day. In other words, Victor is mentally traumatized after the abandonment. In fact, Rothe Eugenio, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Florida Inter...... middle of article...... Joyce Dorado. “Who we are, but for the stories we tell: stories of family and healing.” Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy 2.3 (2010): 243-249. PsycARTICLES. Internet. May 2, 2014. Kennedy, XJ and Dana Gioia. Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2012. Print. Rothe, Eugenio M. “A Psychotherapy Model for Treating Refugee Children Caught in the Middle of Catastrophic Situations.” » Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry 36.4 (2008): 625-642. Premier Academic Research. Internet. May 2, 2014. Breidlid, Anders. “Culture, indigenous knowledge systems and sustainable development: a critical view of education in an African context.” International Journal of Educational Development 29.2 (2009): 140-148. Premier Academic Research. Internet. May 2 2014.”

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