Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie Essay -- Reservation Blues, Sherma

In the novel Reservation Blues, most of the characters attempt with their identity at round point. captain has an especially strong inhale to rebel against his Native American heritage, which is apparent in his violent, arrogant air 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 new(prenominal) people. Early in the book, Victor is portrayed as somewhat of a bully, and he and Junior are even referred to as, two of the most complaisant bullies of recent Native American history. (page 13) Victors closest and most meaningful kinship in the book is his friendship with Junior. Its unclear why Junior is best friends with Victor, but both of the men seem to need each other and depend on each other more than they might be willingto admit. Victor never had a real relationship with his father, who go to Arizona and then died of a heart attack. His perple x had met another creation and fallen in love with him very soon after Victor?s real father left. Victor doesn?t seem to be very attached to his Native American culture. When his father left, his mother get married a white man, so Victor grew up with a evidential figure in his life being white. He seems to follow his mother?s example to some extent, and is frequently attracted to white women. Although Victor doesn?t seem to care about being Native American, in some way, his tendency to t...