Adapting to another culture is a difficult concept, especially for children in their classrooms. In “Indian Education” by Sherman Alexie, he discusses the different childhood stages of Native Americans compared to their white counterparts. It describes the schooling of a child, Victor, on a Native American reservation, year by year. He uses a few different examples of satire and irony, in which they could be seen in completely different ways, expressing different feelings for the reader. Racism and bullying are both present throughout this essay between Indians and Americans. American Indians have the stereotype that they fail and are always the ones left behind. Through Alexie's negativity and humor in his essay, it is evident that he faces many issues and is very frustrated growing up as an American Indian. Growing up, Alexie faces discrimination from white people, whom he describes as bad in every way, to show that his childhood was filled with anger, fear, and sorrow. Victor grew up in school on the Native American reservation, then later on the Indian reservation. high school in the agricultural town. He faces severe discrimination at these two schools, due to his Native American origins. This is clearly seen in both schools by the way the other students treat him as well as the way his teachers treat him. His classmates would steal his glasses, trip him, call him names, fight him, and many other forms of bullying. His teachers also verbally bullied him. One of his teachers gave him a spelling test, and when he passed, she made him swallow the test. When Victor was at a high school dance and passed out on the floor. His teacher came up to him and the first thing he asked was, “What did that boy drink?” ...... middle of paper ....... He tries to show that these girls waste their food while at home, their choices are very limited and their reality is very different from that of the white children who 'he goes to school Overall, Alexie clearly had a lot of difficulty adjusting to white culture as a Native American growing up, and expresses this through Victor in his essay "Indian Education." He goes through all the stages of his childhood compared to his white counterparts. Racism and bullying are both evident throughout the essay. The frustration Alexie felt is evident through the negativity and humor presented in the experiences he faced, both on and off the Native American reservation. It is obvious that Alexie is discriminated against by white people, whom he describes as bad in every way, to show that his childhood was filled with anger, fear and sorrow..