What You Pawn You Redeem

‘What You Pawn I Will Redeem’ written by Sherman Alexie, tells a story of a homeless man who is struggling with identity issues and reminisces about much of his culture. Jackson Jackson, the main character, is a round and flat character, showing characteristics of both. Jackson’s conflict is internal conflict because he wants to save money to purchase his grandmother’s regalia from the pawnbroker, but he also wants to spend money on his fellow Indians and friends. Through Sherman’s short story we can see that community, is a recurring theme, shown when Jackson Jackson states, “Indians like to belong, so we all pretended to be cousins” (Alexie 37). This is exhibited not only by the Indian community that is ever present, but in other characters