By sherman Alexie, published in 1993, which received a PEN/Hemingway Award for best first book of fiction.
This short story is about an Indian character, feeling out of place no matter where he goes. He couldn't really belong anywhere in the world other than in his reservation.The story has several themes such as race, belonging and leaving-returning home. In the short story, he just broke up with his white girlfriend and is on his way to a 711 gas station. At the gas station, he is looked at as if he was about to commit a crime then, after the clerk gets to talk to him, the characters somewhat feels like he could to him. He reminiscences the fights he had with his girlfriend, the disappointments he had in life which are few of the many reasons he is going back home.
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