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    Reservation Blues Sherman Alexie‚ author of the novel Reservation Blues‚ explains that at the start of an Indian’s life on a reservation‚ he or she is destined to be hopeless. First‚ parental guidance is infrequent leaving many infant Indians with an insufficient childhood. After that‚ Indian children experience poor education revolved around heaps of stereotyping and bullying from their white classmates and teachers. Next‚ any sort of entertainment such as television‚ music‚ and books are extremely

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    Escaping the Blues Reservation Blues begins with the tortured soul of a musician‚ and his guitar. The blues musician‚ a reanimated form of the late Robert Johnson‚ hands his enchanted instrument to Thomas Builds the Fire. This guitar possesses skill‚ precision and soul‚ no matter who its owner is. Johnson had given his soul to the Devil in order to acquire these powers. When Thomas was given this guitar‚ he too felt the music radiating with its strings. This power‚ compelled Thomas to create

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    Spokane Indian Reservation is filled with shattered dreams and lost Indian souls drowning the sorrows of their people in alcohol. Reservation Blues‚ a novel by Sherman Alexie‚ depicts the story of an unlikely group of Indians coming together to chase their dreams with the help of a magic guitar‚ Big Mom‚ and their Indian blood as they struggle with the realities of being Indian in a white world. The protagonist Thomas is the lead singer for their band‚ Coyote Springs‚ and a reservation outsider. Victor

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    In the novel Reservation Blues‚ most of the characters struggle with their identity at some point. Victor has an especially strong urge to rebel against his Native American heritage‚ which is apparent in his violent‚ arrogant demeanor and his obvious problem with alcohol. Victor is tied to his past and has trouble coping with his life as it is‚ and is in a constant battle with himself‚ his surroundings‚ and other people. Early in the book‚ Victor is portrayed as somewhat of a bully‚ and

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    In Reservation Blues‚ Sherman Alexie extensively uses dreams to portray the relationship between white people and Native Americans. The dreams depict a constant struggle between the two societies‚ as well as a gradual extinction of the Indian culture. A complete picture of the Native American way of life could be seen from examining these dreams—and its not a pretty one. None of the dreams are positive or reveal anything good about the Indian way of life. If anything‚ Sherman Alexie tries to show

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    Chapter three in Reservation Blues brought about some very interesting dialogue between Thomas and his new acquaintance: Chess. Invited to the Flathead Reservation to play at the Tipi Pole Tavern‚ Coyote Springs gave a drunken performance on stage. During the last length of their show‚ Thomas pulled Chess up on stage in a duet-serenade kind of thing. After Chess‚ and her sister Checkers‚ aided the three in putting their gear away‚ Thomas and Chess began to converse. I found the dialogue between them

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    The Function of Music in Reservation Blues Definition Popular Music: Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. Popular Music In General: - the music since industrialization in the 1800’s that is most in line with the tastes and interests of people à extremely wide range of music from vaudeville and minstrel shows to heavy metal - abbreviated to pop

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    Maria Emily Butler October 26‚ 2012 Mr. Kryder Period 5 Reservation Blues “Magic does exist; you just have to know where to find it.” Gifted Chain’s quote relates to the book Reservation Blues‚ by Sherman Alexie. Magic is obscured‚ laced into life in unexpected ways. The extraordinary appearance of Robert Johnson on the Spokane Reservation inspires Thomas Builds-The-Fire‚ an Indian‚ to form the band‚ Coyote Springs‚ with fellow band mates‚ Junior‚ Victor‚ Chess‚ and Checkers

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    Reservation Blues Chpt. 3 Synopsis This chapter begins with Coyote Springs doing a gig at the Tipi Pole tavern. Amongst the drunken crowd‚ Thomas notices a beautiful Indian girl in the crowd and decides to sing a song to her. The Indian girl‚ Chess‚ also takes notice of Thomas. After the show‚ Chess and her sister‚ checkers‚ help the band to pack up their equipment. Only‚ most of the packing was done by Thomas‚ Chess‚ and checkers because Victor and Junior passed out from all their drinking. Chess

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    times of tragedy is often lost amongst people when they experience misfortune. Reservation Blues articulately highlights the contrast between the permanence of circumstance and the possibility of a fruitful future. While Alexie provides somber backstories for several leading characters of the story‚ such as Thomas Builds-the-Fire‚ Chess and Checkers‚ Junior‚ Victor‚ and Robert Johnson‚ he uses each individual character to juxtapose how reactions to the past can affect the future. Furthermore‚ Alexie

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