<human>:  In literature, how are American Indians portrayed?
<bot>: That’s a big question. There are a lot of different ways to look at this. One of the main issues with representations of American Indians in literature is that many of the works that feature them are written by white authors, so there is a lot of bias in the portrayals. Some of the most common ways that American Indians are portrayed in literature are as noble savages, as noble victims, as noble heroes, as noble villains, and as noble savages.