In Ten Little Indians, Sherman Alexie uses his life as a Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, American Indian as a framework for unifying readers to show the internal emotions we all endure in our lives. Ranging from stories of teenage soul searching to questioning the motifs and emotions of victims of terrorists attacks, Alexie is not afraid to demonstrate a point to bring his message across the page. While the emotional and controversial topics are presented in the book, how well does this translate to the audience and how well is it interpreted? Are these topics done with respect? Do these topics even need to be referenced? These are all questions that many readers have asked before, and a question that will continued to be asked by readers throughout.
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She embarks on this journey with signs of rebellion, only to end her journey with Atwater. Atwater writes of his Indian heritage, only for readers to be informed that he was adopted and raised early on by a caucasian family. Atwater eventually writes the poetry discovered by Corliss, only to be ashamed of his work and tries to erase the memories created. This stark contrast brings many similarities. Atwater at one point in time seeks his culture and background, wanting to embrace something he sees himself not apart of. Corliss pursues a career outside of her native tribe, wanting to go to college and make her own choices in life and be more independent. She pursues what he runs away from. They both show respect and appreciation to the tribes, but both also has different wants. Atwater wanted to be more regarded in his heritage, while Corliss wanted to be the stereotype she constantly berates throughout the …show more content…
The passage deals with a Spokane Indian surviving a suicidal terrorist attack mostly unscathed. Her rescuer soon comes, and the conversations and ideas brought soon after hit the hardest for an audience coming up on the 15th anniversary of one of the nation’s darkest days. The unnamed Spokane Indian raises questions and ideologies many still have trouble even picturing, not limited to the idea that the victims shouldn’t been seen as innocent, that some celebrated the attacks, while we celebrated the unification brought together afterwards. What if someone on the 103rd floor of the second tower was running down the stairs as soon as the second plane hit? Would it still be okay to mourn him if he was abusing his wife while running out of the door two hours ago? Or the investors and bankers that launder money for a living, hindering the working class people? Alexis shows in this passage a topic many are still afraid to mention in life, that not all things are explainable, not everything is okay, and not everything is easy to talk about. To avoid talking about it however is also just as dangerous. To hinder our emotions and internal struggles will eventually destroy ourselves to the point of insanity. Our narrator informs us of the disgust, the negative, and the anger she feels in her current life. She feels stuck in her emotions, trapped like a victim in a major scaled terrorist attack, seeking for it to become a reality and to be a casualty
She embarks on this journey with signs of rebellion, only to end her journey with Atwater. Atwater writes of his Indian heritage, only for readers to be informed that he was adopted and raised early on by a caucasian family. Atwater eventually writes the poetry discovered by Corliss, only to be ashamed of his work and tries to erase the memories created. This stark contrast brings many similarities. Atwater at one point in time seeks his culture and background, wanting to embrace something he sees himself not apart of. Corliss pursues a career outside of her native tribe, wanting to go to college and make her own choices in life and be more independent. She pursues what he runs away from. They both show respect and appreciation to the tribes, but both also has different wants. Atwater wanted to be more regarded in his heritage, while Corliss wanted to be the stereotype she constantly berates throughout the …show more content…
The passage deals with a Spokane Indian surviving a suicidal terrorist attack mostly unscathed. Her rescuer soon comes, and the conversations and ideas brought soon after hit the hardest for an audience coming up on the 15th anniversary of one of the nation’s darkest days. The unnamed Spokane Indian raises questions and ideologies many still have trouble even picturing, not limited to the idea that the victims shouldn’t been seen as innocent, that some celebrated the attacks, while we celebrated the unification brought together afterwards. What if someone on the 103rd floor of the second tower was running down the stairs as soon as the second plane hit? Would it still be okay to mourn him if he was abusing his wife while running out of the door two hours ago? Or the investors and bankers that launder money for a living, hindering the working class people? Alexis shows in this passage a topic many are still afraid to mention in life, that not all things are explainable, not everything is okay, and not everything is easy to talk about. To avoid talking about it however is also just as dangerous. To hinder our emotions and internal struggles will eventually destroy ourselves to the point of insanity. Our narrator informs us of the disgust, the negative, and the anger she feels in her current life. She feels stuck in her emotions, trapped like a victim in a major scaled terrorist attack, seeking for it to become a reality and to be a casualty