Sherman Alexie was born on October 7, 1966 on the Spokane reservation in Willpinit, Washington. He is the author of several novels that have won him various awards. He is a director, a performer and screenwriter. Indian killer was Sherman’s second novel and was published in 1996. Alexie lives with his wife and son in Seattle Washington.
Indian Killer is the story of John Smith, a twenty seven year old Native American man who at birth, was adopted by a white couple. Smith’s obvious mental illness stems from his imagined violent kidnapping. He is Unable to process the idea that his mother would willingly give him up at birth. Smith’s adoptive parents, although filled with intentions to nurture a positive Indian identity in John seem to only …show more content…
The author follows John’s journey from his early adoption into the smith family to his attendance at St. Francis catholic school. Soon after graduation John moves from Bellevue to Seattle; just a twenty minute drive from his parents. John soon after settles into an apartment around the Ballard area and finds work with a skyscraper building company. John works this field for a few years until his mental illness intensifies.
John shifts from downtown Seattle to Fremont as he pursues his first victim. Fremont, predominately known as a college town was where John earn his notorious reputation as the Indian killer. This all due to the fact that he would scalp his victims. John moved from City Park through downtown Seattle leaving his mark all while his rage intensifies.
Indian killer takes place in the late nineties. Olivia and Daniel Smith played a huge roll in providing John with a non-specific mix of cultural influences. They read him books about the Sioux, Winnebago and Navajo’s completely unaware of John’s tribe. Father Duncan, a Spokane Indian Jesuit was the first to tell John of the differences between the Jesuits and the Indians through imagery on stained glass windows one of their visits to see the chapel of the North American Martyrs in down town
Indian Killer is the story of John Smith, a twenty seven year old Native American man who at birth, was adopted by a white couple. Smith’s obvious mental illness stems from his imagined violent kidnapping. He is Unable to process the idea that his mother would willingly give him up at birth. Smith’s adoptive parents, although filled with intentions to nurture a positive Indian identity in John seem to only …show more content…
The author follows John’s journey from his early adoption into the smith family to his attendance at St. Francis catholic school. Soon after graduation John moves from Bellevue to Seattle; just a twenty minute drive from his parents. John soon after settles into an apartment around the Ballard area and finds work with a skyscraper building company. John works this field for a few years until his mental illness intensifies.
John shifts from downtown Seattle to Fremont as he pursues his first victim. Fremont, predominately known as a college town was where John earn his notorious reputation as the Indian killer. This all due to the fact that he would scalp his victims. John moved from City Park through downtown Seattle leaving his mark all while his rage intensifies.
Indian killer takes place in the late nineties. Olivia and Daniel Smith played a huge roll in providing John with a non-specific mix of cultural influences. They read him books about the Sioux, Winnebago and Navajo’s completely unaware of John’s tribe. Father Duncan, a Spokane Indian Jesuit was the first to tell John of the differences between the Jesuits and the Indians through imagery on stained glass windows one of their visits to see the chapel of the North American Martyrs in down town