For most Americans today, life on the reservation is nothing like it is glorified. Sherman Alexie uses his literary talents to reveal the truth inside the reservation. In particular, in his short stories “The Only Road Sign on the Reservation No Longer Flashing Red,” “Every Little Hurricane,” and “Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven,” Alexie reveals the ongoing cycle of alcoholism, poverty, and l racial injustice from one generation to the next. As the trend continues, it appears that young Native Americans are falling into the habits and lifestyle choices of their parents. Thus, each of the previously mentioned tales addresses the negative turn of events that lead young Native Americans to follow the same corrupt path as previous generations from a different perspective to expose the truth within the reservation. Thus, in “The Only Road Sign on the Reservation No Longer Flashing Red,” Alexie uses the epitome of the burnt-out sports hero who appears frequently in twentieth-century American literature as a common element between reservation life and the rest of the America. Therefore, the reader can identify with the sports hero and understand the anguish felt when the dream of stardom fails. Every generation has a basketball hero, who other Natives on the reservation believe will be good enough to get a scholarship to play basketball in college and maybe even at the professional level. If so, it would break the tendency to live a life of poverty and resort to alcoholism as a pastime. However, every time someone comes close to breaking the trend and escaping the continuous cycle of life on the reservation, they find themselves under the influence of alcohol. Victor, the nar... in the center of the sheet... the story. Concluding in a sulky mood, Alexie supports the idea that young Native Americans must continue to fight against injustice and not let previous struggles stop them. If they don't continue to fight for their rights, they will continue to live a poor life on the reservation. The words that have been written are not always the ones that should be read. Sherman Alexie uses metaphors and other literary devices to convey a message to the reader about Native youth and their experiences. The message is relatively consistent; young people will most likely fall into the continuing trend of poverty and alcoholism and surrender to racial injustice just as previous generations did. It's an unbroken cycle that is passed on to the next generation and Alexie is only reporting the truth about what really happens inside the reservation..