Summary for Louise Erdrich's The Round House, ... You will not be part of this." ... But Joe is growing increasingly angry and is unwilling to trust anyone but himself. Joe is frustrated, as he had expected his father to be proud of his sleuthing. Bazil tries to assure Joe that the police on the case are doing their best, but Joe asks why they did not find the gas can. He furiously tells Bazil that the police do not actually care about Geraldine.
Studying history of something can be a vital tool in facing the present and preparing for the future. Some of the acceptable reasons for studying history is to become better thinkers. Promoting a single culture in the world is also one of the many reasons.