The Theme of Ancestry in Alexies Poem What the Orphan...

â€Å"If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people† (Hanh). The defining of a person begins first from their ancestry. The importance of family is vital in every person’s life and the reason for this is because families are the group structure the mostly in every cases tries to be and do the best for each other. Sherman Alexie and Wendy Rose are both poets that have expressed the characteristics of their ancestry and culture in their inspirational and touching poems. Many of them are involved with the critics of personal experiences they have had, and their ideas†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"One hand shades her eyes in case the sun should see the glistening teat that trembles and slides; from the other hand hangs the pouch filled with names† (Rose C). In this part of the poem it is very obvious that Wendy Rose describes how her memories of her ancestors cause her pain because she feels emptiness since they are not with her anymore; this supports the idea that the poem is evaluative and personal. â€Å"For bringing us the horse we could almost forgive you for bringing us whisky† (Alexie A). This part of the poem is noticeably a metaphor in which the author describes their conception of useful and useless: theyre mostly inclined towards the wrong stuff, but a good offering will almost overlap the vices, even though they always come first, just as is usual with some Native American people. It shows that it is personal and evaluative because theyre criticizing their habits and moral values. Evidently, the importance of ancestors and Indian characteristics such as tradition, family, language, alcohol (this characteristic is mostly shown only in Alexie’s poem), etc., are shown in both of the poems. On the other hand, Sherman Alexie tends to desc ribe more about the Indian society in his poems. The poem â€Å"What the Orphan Inherits† demonstrates the various important aspects of the life of an Indian. He describes how language, names, alcohol, time, and tradition are viewed in a general society, or in other words in every part of the world. To accomplish a