The main reason is because anger has had such an important role in America s history. The 50 s Black rights movement, the civil war and the slave trade all contained elements of anger. The only reason I think people today still recall all those times is because we know about all the emotions that were felt, and therefore recognize those times as having been significant. Another important reason to include anger in literature is that people who haven t felt the emotions of a time period or event would be able to relate to them through the writing. The tone of the first 3 paragraphs is very depressing and full of dirty references.
Every paragraph is divided with the name of an American Indian tribe.
I believe the author did this to show that the plight of his tribe is universal and affects thousands of people who once lived and did what they pleased. After readings this work, I gained a much better understanding of the emotions of an American Indian living on a reservation. From a personal standpoint I would not be able to touch on the feelings of a person from that time period. After this image goes through our heads, some of us may feel anger in the root of our stomach towards the people who caused this act. This feeling of anger is now possible in people who would never have felt it otherwise thanks to the expression of the author s anger.