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have forgotten their own name. One of the most significant moments in life is when “it” happens. People wait their whole life to find a sense of purpose, or find incentive to live until “it” happens and everything seems clearer. The story “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie proves this theory to be true. Although the main character of this story showcases a contrast in his roles in different scenarios, there is also a similarity between this character’s life and the life of a child. The

The short story “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie, tells a story of a man named Jackson Jackson going through a journey just to try to buy his grandmother’s regalia. However, by the end of the story he obtains it. At the beginning of the story, Jackson Jackson is represented as homeless man. During the course of the story, his character begins to change. Jackson’s quest is to pay for the regalia in the pawnkeeper’s shop however there are obstacles that are in his way. Jackson Jackson

In the end, the difference in the king and pawn piece no longer matters, they are now the same value in the game of chess. The quote, “After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box,” is a relatively known phrase. One may think that the quote has to do with the actual game of chess, but the quote is just simply a metaphor. The quote means that after the game of life everyone is placed into the same box (“After the Game, the King and the Pawn Go into the Same Box”). In a literal sense

Odysseus as Pawn of the Gods in The Odyssey    Throughout literature characters have relied upon entities greater then themselves to furnish them with aid as they meet the many challenges they must face. The Odyssey is a tale of Odysseus’ epic journey and the many obstacles that bar his return home. But Odysseus is not alone in this struggle and receives aid from many gods, especially the clear-eyed goddess Athena. There are times when Odysseus beseeches the gods for aid, but other times he

From the short story “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie, I want to talk about this protagonist because his qualities of kindness are noteworthy. He is an Indian boy who lived in Spokane for around 10 years and moved to Seattle due to college. After learning for about 6 months, he dropped out to work in an industry, got married and had children, and finally became crazy which lead to addiction to alcoholism and homelessness. “I’ve been homeless for six years now. If there’s such a thing

What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie is a story that engages the issues of alcoholism and homelessness from a personal indigenous perspective. Western cultures portrayal of alcoholism, especially among indigenous communities, is a legacy of North America's colonialist history. Various untruths about alcoholism have remained pervasive and though it does indeed remain a problem in many indigenous communities the attempts to explain its pervasiveness have allowed racist sentiments to take root

usually blows it on alcohol. Until one day he sees his grandmother’s regalia in a pawn shop window and goes on a quest to win it back by getting nine-hundred ninety-nine dollars. He gets some money here and there, but he always ended spending it on himself or others and could not save up the money. Ultimately, he ends up getting the regalia through some hard work and kindness of the pawn shop owner. In “What you Pawn I Will Redeem,” Sherman Alexie uses the character Jackson Jackson to

The main characters in the stories Through the Tunnel and What You Pawn I Will Redeem both have their mind set on determination. In the story Through the Tunnel, Jerry, the young English boy, sees a group of boys diving and calls them men and wants to be like them. The tunnel they swim through is the symbol in the story used to describe his transition to manhood. In What You Pawn I Will Redeem, Jackson found his grandmother’s stolen regalia that had one yellow bead sewed on it that represented a

Pawn Stars and Barter Kings Exercise The episodes of Pawn Stars and Barter Kings I watched, featured many of the techniques and concerns we have been discussing in class. For example, a major focus was on ensuring there was objective criteria to judge potential deals. These values ranged from bringing in experts to assist the parties to using market-value to make all determinations. While negotiations styles were similar for the team on Pawn Stars and the team on Barter Kings, they differed greatly

In Sherman Alexie's "What You Pawn I Will Redeem" the static protagonist Jackson Jackson does not overcome his desideratum for cultural identity. In the exposition, Jackson elucidates the hardships of being an Indian and coping with "hungry white people" (1) and their constant hanker for more. Through his journey he has become pansophic with "silence [being] the best method" (2) when conducting oneself with other races. He is able to descry his "grandmother's regalia" (2) , a family relic, in a