Sunday, March 28, 2010
"This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona"
I liked this story. It was about an Indian man named Victor going to get his father's body who died in Arizona. He can't seem to get the funds for his trip, so he brings along his childhood friend Thomas. Thomas is a story teller, but nobody really talks to him on the reservations because they do not want to hear his same stories over and over again. What I noticed in this story was how there was much modernization on the reservation and how there was a loss of tradition. The story mentions cars and airplanes. Also, the reservation celebrates the Fourth of July. Also, one would think that Indians on the reservation would enjoy storytelling. It would seem like it is apart of Indian culture. However, in this story nobody wants to listen to the storyteller and completely ignores Thomas, the storyteller. Victor even mentions how there is a loss of community within the reservation.
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This is definitely one of my favorite Sherman Alexie stories we have read. It brings a differnt view to the Indian culture we normally don't see.
ReplyDeleteI really liked it too, and I also saw how everything was different for the reservations, it's crazy how the story-telling just kind of "got old" for those living in the reservations.
ReplyDeleteI agree, there were many different ways of life of the Native Americans on the reservation that I didn't know about.
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