chose to read Sherman Alexie “This is what it means to say Phoenix‚ Arizona”. Part C: Otherness is represented in the story in different ways. First‚ otherness is experienced by the Indians. They have a separate position in normal society from the rest of the world. An example from the story that shows the Indians feel othered would be from the following quotes. “ There were these two Indian boys who wanted to be warriors. But‚ it was too late to be warriors
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Alexie uses humor--or his characters use humor-to reveal injustice‚ protect selfesteem‚heal wounds‚ and create bonds. Alexie’s sophisticated use of humor unsettles conventional ways of thinking and compels re-evaluation and growth‚ which ultimately allows Indian characters to connect to their heritage in novel ways and forces non-Indian readers to reconsider simplistic generalizations. Alexie’s cross-cultural humor alternately engages readers--creating positive connections between individuals
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is an eye opening book about the life of an Indian boy in the Reservation called Arnold Spirit Jr‚ or just Junior as his people call him. Junior is considered weird by his people because of many reasons. He also lead a hard life with his parents‚ sister‚ grandmother‚ and Rowdy as his only friend. As a baby‚ Junior have too much fluid in his brain that caused his thinking process to slow down‚ and highly susceptible to seizure. Fortunately
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In the short story Marigolds‚ Eugenia Collier writes‚ “This was the beginning of compassion‚ and one cannot have compassion and innocence.” How do we know when one has lost his or her innocence? The definition of innocent in free from moral wrong; not corrupted. The definition of compassion is sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. The sentence is a paradox because when you lose your innocence you now have compassion. When you are innocent‚ you get compassion and
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Alexie uses the phrase "There is more than one way to starve" in his essay to describe the issues faced within the Indian Reservation‚ and outside of it. At the beginning of the 8th grade portion‚ he notices girls at his farm town "white" school starving themselves intentionally by anorexia and bulimia. The purpose of starving themselves was to try and maintain a skinny appearance. He stated "I sat back and watch them grow skinny from self-pity." Alexie then mentions that back on the reservation
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The long Ranger and Tonto Fist fight in Haven Below is a review of “The long Ranger and Tonto Fist fight in Haven”‚ written by Sherman Alexei. Note that Sherman Alexei with the context for Intintoli’ book‚ showing difference from other books about humorous etc. the book strength is in the kind of detail and the style of the writing is very effective. The author who writes the book is the Native poet and this only earned title is just because of the same book he had written about the poetry with
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Location: Page 8. Page 21 Signpost: #1 (Contrast and Contradictions) Excerpt from the text: “We Indians really should be better liars‚ considering how often we’ve been lied to”(Alexie 8). “Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No‚ poverty only teaches you how to be poor” (Alexie 11). Anchor Question: Why would the character act (feel) this way? My Notes about It: Page 8: The character (Arnold) feels this way because his mother tried to lie to him that his sick
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In Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ one of the major players in Junior/Arnold Spirit’s life is the Rez. The Rez affects JUnior so much as a person and how he sees the world. The difference between Reardan and The Rez really changes Junior as a person because he begins to see how the rez keeps people down and how it can affect his life badly. “Reardan was the opposite of the rez. It was the opposite of my family. It was the opposite of me. I didn’t deserve to be there
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The movie Smoke Signal is a story that portrays what a Native American really means. It is a movie based on story written by Sherman Alexie. Thomas is the narrator of the story. It’s just not a simple movie but it has meaning to it‚ which is the best thing about the movie. It shows the life of Indians and how their life was and what they had to deal with. The movie has two main characters name Victor and Thomas. The movie starts with a house that goes on fire and the man (Arnold Joseph) Victor’s
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Maria Emily Butler October 26‚ 2012 Mr. Kryder Period 5 Reservation Blues “Magic does exist; you just have to know where to find it.” Gifted Chain’s quote relates to the book Reservation Blues‚ by Sherman Alexie. Magic is obscured‚ laced into life in unexpected ways. The extraordinary appearance of Robert Johnson on the Spokane Reservation inspires Thomas Builds-The-Fire‚ an Indian‚ to form the band‚ Coyote Springs‚ with fellow band mates‚ Junior‚ Victor‚ Chess‚ and Checkers
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