This novel By Sherman Alexie so far has an interesting writing style. The whole story is told by a young teenage Indian named Victor. He lives on a reservation where a lot of his life has been spent there. From the beginning of the novel I enjoyed the keen observations that Victor had made about his parents. In each chapter he would notice his mother's and father's personality. These keen observations gave me a complete understanding of Victor's father and mother. For example Victor's father had been sent to jail for beating up a national guard, and his father was a big fan of Jimi Hendrix. I adored how Victor's father would pass down his advice and traits to his son, and it was very evident when his father played the Jimi Hendrix's song "Star Spangled Banner" all around the house. The aspect of the book that I found entertaining was when the Indians acted like common kids today. For example they hanged out, they had parties, and they had soda as drinks. This struck me because I thought they were going to be traditional Indians,but this kept my attention all throughout the book. As I was getting farther in the novel I noticed that Victor had some anger and sadness in him because of his father's and mother's divorce. This hope of seeing his father and mother again together was very emotional and it made me understand how he was feeling inside. I can't wait to continue this novel and find out more about Victor!
I love his writing style too. I makes the book so much more interesting. I too noticed that Victor had anger and sadness in him about the divorce, which I thought showed reality quiet well, because kids do want there parents to get back together even if a divorce was for the best.
ReplyDeleteAren you made some excellent observations about the book and Victor's feelings and emotions. I also found it interesting how modern America has influenced Native Americans to adopt elements of our culture. Also, i loved how his father was like a modern Yoda, full of wisdom and advice, and willing to share it.
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