Analysis Of Deportation At Breakfast By Sherman Alexie

“Always stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.” -Kim Hanks. This quote hints that it is okay to challenge something one may believe in, which is shown in these short stories. In “The Limited” by Sherman Alexie and “Deportation at Breakfast” by Larry Fondation, the theme of taking a stand is emphasized. In “The Limited”, a boy is taking a ride in his car, when he sees an older man swerve, purposely trying to hit a stray dog. Then, in “Deportation at Breakfast”, a boy dines at a restaurant, later resulting with the only employee in the restaurant to being arrested. The theme later appears in both of these short stories. For instance, in the short story “The Limited” by Sherman Alexie, a man tries to hit a stray

The theme of taking a stand is emphasized because a young man takes over another man’s job when an incident happens. This is incident is first displayed when a young boy ordered at a old fashioned restaurant. The young boy had just ordered and was sitting alone at the counter. He couldn’t help to notice that “at the time, the business was quiet.” (Fondation 81). With the business being quite, tables were mostly empty and plain. This left the boy to be suspenseful because the restaurant was mostly empty, and there was only one employee. He thought that this was strange but he went with it. He was all relaxed, waiting for his omelette, “when the authorities came in. They grabbed Javier quickly and without a word, forcing his hands behind hind his back. He did not resist, and they shoved him out the door and into their waiting car” (Fondation 81). This quote indicates that Javier had done something wrong and is why he is being arrested. This is what sparked the idea of taking over the kitchen job while Javier was gone. He checked people in and out of the restaurant, doing what Javier would've done if he was there. He took over the job, and “by eight-thirty, I had my hands full” (Fondation 82). This boy took a stand and demonstrated how he took over someone’s job so that the business could continue, until Javier had

Taking is a stand is implied because in both short stories, someone stand up for what is right, so that the outcomes are better and not so consequential. This helps both stories, leaving them with a good outcome. Overall, the main lesson to learn is that it is okay to stand up for what is right, even if that means breaking a friendship, or any