Coulombe

Write a 200 word summary of Coulombe's argument in "The Approximate Size of His Favorite Humor."

For this summary, express a clear sense of the criticism of Alexie's humor with which Coloumbe is arguing.

In this article, Critics arguet hat Alexie's writing demonstrates Indians and their culture as a cliche to be laughed at.  He claims that The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven disrupts the Indian and white community but at the same time, it creates positive interactions betweeen individuals.  Coulombe claims that Alexie doesn't ever use a moral to the story but that his humor is written in an honest way.  He brings up the second story in Alexie's novel, "A Drug Called Tradition" by saying that Victor may feel like the target of their laughter.  Coulombe says that Alexie writes with a purpose and sometimes, his use of humor distracts critics and readers or his audience.  Alexie writes stories that help explain the problems that Indians still face today.  Alexie'swriting tells the truth with humor.  Making jokes about a culture helps to accept it for some people.  Coulombe argues that Alexie's writing might poke fun at some of the Indian culture, but at the same time, it allows stories of Indian people to be put out in public so people will understand them more clearly.  Coulombe explains that humor is another type of intimacy that allows friendship and connection and humor is something that everyone has in common.