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    Sherman Alexie’s What You Pawn I Will Redeem Reading Response #1 How has Sherman Alexie managed to detach Jackson Jackson from his present predicament‚ and what is the effect of this on the reader? Throughout Sherman Alexie’s short story‚ What You Pawn I Will Redeem‚ the narrator‚ Jackson Jackson‚ manages to distance himself from his present predicament of being homeless and penniless. He does so while on a ‘quest’ (Alexie 18) to buy back his grandmother’s regalia‚ which he discovered in

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    What You Pawn I Will Redeem” (Response Paper) “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie is the story of the mission of the humorous character of Jackson Jackson. Jackson Jackson is a homeless Spokane Indian in search of money to repurchase the regalia that was stolen from his grandmother about 50 years ago. He embarks on a journey to collect 999 dollars‚ the amount of money the pawnbroker is willing to sell the regalia for. Throughout this journey‚ the humorous character of Jackson Jackson

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    Essay 1: “What You PawnI Will RedeemSherman Alexie’s "What you PawnI Will Redeem" appears on the surface to be a simply written story of a homeless‚ alcoholic Indian in Seattle who is trying to earn enough money to reclaim his grandmothers Pow Wow regalia from a local pawn shop. But upon looking closely‚ there are many symbolic passages that my lead a person to much deeper conclusions. Throughout the story there are many clues that hint at the fact that this quest may not have been real‚ but

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    What You Pawn I Will Redeem I found Sherman Alexie’sWhat You Pawn I Will Redeem” particularly interesting in terms of style and voice. The narrator seems very nonchalant about all of the events that occur in the story. The main premise is that the narrator‚ Jackson‚ a homeless Native American‚ finds his grandmother’s regalia in a pawnshop and aims to buy it back from the owner. He can buy the regalia back for a thousand dollars‚ so he sets off to try and make the money. The interesting thing

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    A Foolish‚ Homeless Con-Artist’s Quest to Ease Loneliness as Displayed in Sherman Alexie’sWhat You Pawn I Will Redeem” In Sherman Alexie’sWhat You Pawn I Will Redeem‚” the protagonist exemplifies how to be a professional homeless con artist‚ and reveals how to use an actual stolen family artifact to prey on the human capacity for compassion. It’s a story in which our protagonist with the same first and last name‚ Jackson Jackson‚ stumbles across a garb made by his grandmother in a local

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    Shalabi World Literature December 10th‚ 2013 The Quest for Identity in Sherman Alexie’sWhat You Pawn I Will RedeemSherman Alexie‚ a Spokane/Coeur d ’Alene Indian‚ was born in 1966 on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit‚ Washington.” [He] is a poet‚ writer‚ and filmmaker. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a Native American growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation” ( Konigsberg). As a Native American‚ Alexie’s main concern is presenting his own culture and traditions not only

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    Sherman Alexie’s poem “What you Pawn I Will Redeem” demonstrates a story about a homeless male Indian who begins a journey to regain his grandmother’s regalia. Jackson Jackson is a homeless Spokane Indian is trying to survive the streets while dealing with an alcoholism problem. One day while passing around Seattle‚ Jackson Jackson notices his grandmother’s regalia at a pawn shop. He is on a journey to win back the regalia in twenty-four hours‚ which cost $999.00 to regain because it was stolen.

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    Understanding What You Pawn I will Redeem Do we always know why writers write about the things they do? Do we clearly understand what they are trying to convey if we don’t really know anything about them? As you read through different things you often wonder how the author was able to be so detailed and have so much knowledge and background on specific events. Here we will learn about how one’s life events can turn into imaginative stories. Sherman Alexie was born in 1966 on the Spokane Indian Reservation

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    English 102 MWF 11-11:50 I really enjoyed the story What You Pawn I will Redeem. It was very well written and kept my attention throughout the story. It is amazing that he walked by a pawnshop and immediately recognized his grandmother’s regalia without ever seeing it other than in pictures. I enjoy reading about Native American cultures and beliefs. There was a lot of humor in this story and Jackson definitely did not take himself too seriously. I think the 1st person narrator was very important

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    Analysis of “What you pawn I will redeemI really enjoyed the story “What you pawn I will redeem” by Sherman Alexie. What made it so enjoyable for me‚ was not only Jackson who is the main character but also the friends and cousins which were mentioned throughout this story. This story had great characters and a very great story line. Thanks to the main character I got to experience firsthand what it like is to be‚ not only homeless‚ but also an alcoholic. During this entire story I felt sorry for

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