The Pawn

What You Pawn, I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie centers on the cultural background of Native Americans Indians and their struggles in society of homelessness in America. This is a self- journey where the protagonist does his best to reclaim his culture, traditions and identity. The character of Jackson Jackson demonstrates his cultural beliefs and pride, despite his current situation of homelessness and dependency with substance abuse of alcohol. Jackson shows that all forms of humanity are meaningful, culture and beliefs are important, a positive personality, compassionate and perseverance can redeem your spirit. My chosen prompt for the literary analysis is writing prompt number four and the first sentence is – “In some stories, characters…

The people she meets such as, the Red and White Queen, the Red and White Knights, the Red king and other characters, or pawns, who make the chess game real. Alice knows that she is inside a game but the characters that she meets up with are just living their everyday lives, yet inside a chess game. She began as a pawn and successfully made her way into a Queen, with bumps in the road and passing pieces in the chess game. Alice had a learning experience even just through the game. She learned how…

One might argue that Raskolnikov’s actions have been dictated by chance because of two reasons. The first reason is somehow by chance he was at the right spot at the right time and overheard that the pawn lady’s sister, Lizaveta Ivanovna will not be home around seven o’ clock the next day. It was just yesterday when he went to pawn lady’s house to mask out the last details and now he knows when she will be alone in the house. Raskolnikov realizes that this is the only chance that he has and if…

Waverly Jong is a very talented girl that started playing competitive chess at a very young age. She expanded her knowledge of the game and played in many tough tournaments against opponents that were twice her age and size. As time progressed, Waverly became extremely proficient at chess- so much that “By my ninth birthday I was a national chess champion”(Tan 99). Although she was a very good chess player she struggled developing a loving bond with her mother. Waverly says “in her hands I…

Due to the difficult economic times that have affected the American public across the nation, many have taken the sad steps of selling off their possessions as a way to pay the rent or buy food for their family. This means that business is booming for pawn shops filled with people wanting to make some fast cash. In fact, because the amount of people visiting pawn shops has drastically increased, countless stores are responsible for having kept customers possessing a bad credit rating out of…

too often; overfamiliar through overuse History channel Frugal Avoiding waste History channel Fraught Filled with or attended with History channel Foster Providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties History channel Fortuitous Occurring by happy chance History channel Fortitude Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage History channel Forbearance A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting…

In order to reclaim a fundamental part of one’s identity a person must commit to its redemption by abandoning self-centered desires and reestablishing a connection with their cultural roots in the process of trying to regain what was previously lost. Sherman Alexie’s “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” centers its work around this single meaningful theme. The main character, Jackson Jackson, works to regain a part of his identity previously lost to him, that being his grandmother’s regalia. His…

In our changing world, the growing phenomenon of human mobility emerges. Last year, Pope Francis said “migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity” However, according to what is happening around the globe, migrants and refugees seem to be puppets moved from side to side, with no future ahead and leaving everything they are in the past. Evan Barttlet reminds the reader how kind British people were throughout history when they accepted and received refugees from different…

America may be the land of the free, but experiences may vary. People of color, all to often, experience a different America than their white contemporaries. As our texts clearly demonstrate, people of color experience a life of unjustified profiling, exclusion, and marginalization. You may wonder, how is this possible after the ending of slavery and especially after the Civil Rights movement? Well, author Michelle Alexander and songwriter Bob Dylan explain this phenomenon quite simply. Dylan’s…

“What you Pawn I redeem” In the short story of What you Pawn I redeem by Sherman Alexie the main character Jackson Jackson a Spokane Indian, is able to get along with anyone who comes into his life; however the depth of the relationship, may drastically vary. The business men with in Jackson life, had more of a friendship relationship, than a business one. His people, the Indians, that he don’t have a daily inquirers with, are more of an acquaintance, than friend. Even though, Jackson…