We have all been alienated, stereotyped, and felt the general loss of control at some point in our lives, even if you are Black, Native American, Hispanic or white. Race, skin color or nationality does not matter. This is the recurring theme in both lyrics, “Women Hollering Creek” and “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.” Women Hollering Creek is a short story by Sandra Cisneros, a well-known Mexican novelist, poet, short story writer, and essayist (born 1954). It is the story of a young Mexican girl Cleofilas, who with visions of greatness leaves her family to marry a man she barely knows and start a new life across the border in the United States. The second story is by Sherman Alexie (b. 1966), born on a reservation to Native American parents. This story is about the struggles of a Native American trying to disprove society's stereotypical view of Native Americans and adapt to society off the reservation. In one way or another, both characters in these texts have had the experience of being singled out and made to feel like they don't fit in. Women Hollering Creek is a collection of several seemingly unconnected stories that begin with the transition from adolescence to adolescence and end with adulthood. Although the two stories appear to have little in common, closer examination shows that there are many similarities as well as differences. “Women Hollering Creek” is a fictional story written using life experience related to cultural differences, while “The Lone Ranger…” is a narrative story written by a Native American about the challenges he faced during his personal experience while trying to adapt another culture. Being a minority, the main character of each story engages in an act...... middle of paper ...... completely different in the stories, the feeling of isolation and detachment that each of the characters had to face was remarkably similar. The stories demonstrate concrete evidence that society needs to change its racist view of minorities and their cultures. Reading these stories brings awareness to the reader of the importance of recognizing the need to be more accepting of others and their need to belong. The problems associated with these stories affect us all and as a society we must collectively begin to change our attitudes towards minorities and their cultures. Works Cited Alexie, Sherman. “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven: Harper Perennial Press 1993. Cisneros Sandra Print. "Women Screaming Creek." Women Hollering Creek: And Other Stories. New York: Vintage Books, March 1992. E-Book