Robert’s Blogs

In the story War Dances by Sherman Alexie, the narrator takes the audience through key points in his life where his culture and his personality intertwine. The first account is when the narrator talks about the last days of his father and what his life was like and also what his fathers life meant to him. While the commentary of getting a blanket was hilarious, it served a saddening theme which is how does one deal with a parent that has become disfigured and delusional? The blanket scene really sticks out in my head because of the traditions that are stereotyped to be traditions of all Native Americanswere some what of a joke to the son of the very spiritual older man. This lack of belief makes the man seem disingenuous and fake, but his talk about all Indians having blankets was funny and served as a comic release.

I would say that the short story is a story of literary quality because, their is a guy who is confused about his own identity in the beginning. Then later on he asks questions to an older veteran about his grandfathers life and goes through tough ordeals about having a brain tumor. Developing character is emphasis of the story and the Indian narrator takes the reader along in the journey of self trepidation.