In the story Amusements there are some references to “Tricksters.” We learned in class about how a trickster is a person who exploits someone through childish acts. They are immature acts that harm someone and really do not benefit you from doing it except giving you entertainment at someone else’s expense. The […]
For a group work in class our group was assigned to read and discuss The Only Traffic Signal. This is a short story discussing the role of heroes on the reservation. They talk about Julius Windmaker who was the best basketball player around but then was involved with alcohol and it ruined his […]
We posed the question in class about how Sherman Alexie is the Hendrix of Native American literature after listening to Hendrix’s version of “The Star Spangled Banner.” In Hendrix’s version of “The Star Spangled Banner” it was like he gave it a twist to show the negative side of the country. I took […]
McMurphy and Ratched are continuously fighting over the power of the patients throughout this novel. Before McMurphy came to the ward Ratched had all the power she could have over the patients. They did exactly as she said at all times. When McMurphy arrived to the ward they all instantly knew that […]