The way that the narrator tells how Joe and Red act seeing the big "Indian" suggests that they are heavy drinkers. First, as they approach the three Indigenous people, which they call "winos" (King 286), then asks if they could see or hear the big "Indian" saying, " If you build it, they will come", and the second "Indian" says he would stop drinking if that happens (King 288). This suggests that only Joe and Red could see the big "Indian" because the three "winos" (King 286) could not see nor hear him. The fact that the three Indigenous people could not see nor hear the big "Indian" suggests that there is sort of wrong to Joe and Red's action because it signifies that the big " Indian" is only part of their hallucination, and which could mean that they are alcoholic because their actions of only seeing the big "Indian" while the three Indigenous do not, demonstrates the alcoholic or heavy drinkers actions, which is imagining such people and talks to them or do actions that they would not remember when they become sober. …show more content…
It is ironic how Joe assumes that the three "winos" always "drink their lunch", although their actions seems to be the opposite because they are the ones who were drinking beers and not the three "winos" which could mean that they are the alcoholic ones and not the three "winos" (King 286). Then, when they ask the three "winos" (King 286) about the solution that needs to be done they trick Joe and Red saying that they need to build a bench for the big "Indian" because he is tired of