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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Edwin's story about a Native American man being forced out his apartment by a white friend is an unsubtle metaphor for the treatment of Native people by white people.
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The book focuses on twelve "urban" Native American characters around UsefulNotes/{{Oakland}}, UsefulNotes/{{California}}, and their lives before they all convene at a pow wow at the Oakland Coliseum. It examines their individual struggles with heritage and identity in the modern world; through their arcs, Orange showcases the mistreatment and abuse Native Americans have faced throughout the centuries, and how the United States sanitizes it and continues to leave them with nothing.
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The book focuses on twelve "urban" Native American characters around UsefulNotes/{{Oakland}}, UsefulNotes/{{California}}, and their lives before they all convene at a big pow wow at the Oakland Coliseum. It examines their individual struggles with heritage and identity in the modern world; through their arcs, Orange showcases the mistreatment and abuse Native Americans have faced throughout the centuries, and how the United States sanitizes it and continues to leave them with nothing.
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Has a sequel, "Wandering Stars", published in 2024.
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Has a sequel, "Wandering Stars", ''Wandering Stars'', published in 2024.
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* ShoutOut: The title is one to Gertrude Stein's autobiography: "There is no there there." There's even a scene where a minor character quotes her, and another thinks to himself about how it's commonly misinterpreted.
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* MixedAncestry: Thomas, who grapples with his mother being white and his father being "one thousand percent Indian".
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->''"Don't ever let anyone tell you what being Indian means. Too many of us died to get just a little bit of us here, right now, right in this kitchen."''
''There There'' is a 2018 novel and the debut work by author Tommy Orange.
The book focuses on twelve "urban" Native American characters around Oakland, CA, and their lives before they all convene at a pow wow in Northern Oakland. It examines their individual struggles with heritage and identity in the modern world; through their arcs, Orange showcases the mistreatment and abuse Native Americans have faced throughout the centuries, and how the United States sanitizes it and continues to leave them with nothing.
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!!This work contains examples of:
* TheAlcoholic: A recurring theme, examined through its effects on others. Thomas is an alcoholic and lost his job, Tony's mother left him with fetal alcohol syndrome, Octavio lost his family in a drunk driving accident, and Jacquie is trying to become sober after her daughter committed suicide.
* ADegreeInUseless: PlayedForDrama. One character has a graduate degree in native studies, but no job prospects. This is used as a metaphor for the plight of Native Americans in the modern day.
* DomesticAbuse: Blue suffers from an abusive partner, whom she eventually leaves.
* MixedAncestry: Thomas, who grapples with his mother being white and his father being "one thousand percent Indian".
* ShoutOut: The title is one to Creator/GertrudeStein's autobiography: "There is no there there."
* TheWhitestBlackGuy: How Calvin views himself, as he doesn't claim to be Native and just says he's from Oakland.
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''There There'' is a 2018 novel and the debut work by author Tommy Orange.
The book focuses on twelve "urban" Native American characters around Oakland, CA, and their lives before they all convene at a pow wow in Northern Oakland. It examines their individual struggles with heritage and identity in the modern world; through their arcs, Orange showcases the mistreatment and abuse Native Americans have faced throughout the centuries, and how the United States sanitizes it and continues to leave them with nothing.
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!!This work contains examples of:
* TheAlcoholic: A recurring theme, examined through its effects on others. Thomas is an alcoholic and lost his job, Tony's mother left him with fetal alcohol syndrome, Octavio lost his family in a drunk driving accident, and Jacquie is trying to become sober after her daughter committed suicide.
* ADegreeInUseless: PlayedForDrama. One character has a graduate degree in native studies, but no job prospects. This is used as a metaphor for the plight of Native Americans in the modern day.
* DomesticAbuse: Blue suffers from an abusive partner, whom she eventually leaves.
* MixedAncestry: Thomas, who grapples with his mother being white and his father being "one thousand percent Indian".
* ShoutOut: The title is one to Creator/GertrudeStein's autobiography: "There is no there there."
* TheWhitestBlackGuy: How Calvin views himself, as he doesn't claim to be Native and just says he's from Oakland.
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