The Struggle of Co-Existing with the Whites in Sherman’s Stories
Sherman Alexia is a Renaissance man in regards to the variety of stories he has written. He has been able to emphasize different kinds of themes efficiently to emerge as one of the bestselling story telling writer.In his stories, he explores the themes of poverty, violence, alcoholism, and despair among the Native American people that are both off and on the reservation. The theme that recurs in most of his writing is how he explores the indigenous Americans co-existence struggles with the whites. In this analysis the discussion is about how Sherman Alexia used various characters in his stories to emphasize on the indigenous Americans co-existence struggles with the whites.
In the story of “the Absolute true diary of a part-time Indian” Alexis describes how it was hard for a young boy (Arnold) struggling to live with the whites in a school he attends. Arnold is a funny kid and also sensitive. He is also gifted and can come up with great artistic designs when he spends time alone. While he was growing up, he attends a native school in the reservation near …show more content…
In this story Zits Is caught up in the middle of the battle of little bighorn. This was considered as a timely novel because Alexie wrote it when the USA waged war against countries that where accused of trying to destroy their freedom. India was one of the countries that USA waged war against.Zits is a character that has no family and friends. The book does not describe his roots of origin. He was orphaned at the age of six and has been hopping from one foster home to another. Alexie has created a character in him that is used for, in petty crimes. Growing up, he had no vision of who he wanted to be. He later met with a white terrorist who influenced him to have the courage to
Sherman Alexia is a Renaissance man in regards to the variety of stories he has written. He has been able to emphasize different kinds of themes efficiently to emerge as one of the bestselling story telling writer.In his stories, he explores the themes of poverty, violence, alcoholism, and despair among the Native American people that are both off and on the reservation. The theme that recurs in most of his writing is how he explores the indigenous Americans co-existence struggles with the whites. In this analysis the discussion is about how Sherman Alexia used various characters in his stories to emphasize on the indigenous Americans co-existence struggles with the whites.
In the story of “the Absolute true diary of a part-time Indian” Alexis describes how it was hard for a young boy (Arnold) struggling to live with the whites in a school he attends. Arnold is a funny kid and also sensitive. He is also gifted and can come up with great artistic designs when he spends time alone. While he was growing up, he attends a native school in the reservation near …show more content…
In this story Zits Is caught up in the middle of the battle of little bighorn. This was considered as a timely novel because Alexie wrote it when the USA waged war against countries that where accused of trying to destroy their freedom. India was one of the countries that USA waged war against.Zits is a character that has no family and friends. The book does not describe his roots of origin. He was orphaned at the age of six and has been hopping from one foster home to another. Alexie has created a character in him that is used for, in petty crimes. Growing up, he had no vision of who he wanted to be. He later met with a white terrorist who influenced him to have the courage to