The Bracelet and Geronimo both deal with mistreatment by the Americans. The Americans past does not have a good past when it comes to meeting new and different people. I believe it comes down between fear and the lack knowledge of the other culture. So Americans prepare for the worst even if it is the more unreasonable thing to do. We send both the Apaches and the Japanese-American to prison camp and make them feel like they are nothing. But with the two stories we read they stay strong and they remember the good times. They rely on each other to get them through the hard times. I feel like both of these stories are about hope and the strength of the two cultures. It shows us that we can get through the hard times we just have to have the strength of each other.