Ten Little Indians (Magill’s Literary Annual 2004)
At a glance:
- Author: Sherman Alexie
- First Published: 2003
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Power, personal or social, Middle classes, Twenty-first century, Native Americans or American Indians, Ethnic groups, Ethnic relations, Drinking or drunkenness, Stereotypes, Urban life
In this work Sherman Alexie addresses Americans whose ideas about American Indians have been shaped by countless stereotypes, one-dimensional figures ranging from Iron Eyes Cody weeping in television spots to the sadly debased people who, sociologists note, are the poorest ethnic group in the United States to the poor but noble and spiritual people of Tony Hillerman’s novels. Alexie has addressed these stereotypes in the past, but most of the Indians in this volume have left the reservation behind to enjoy the pleasures of middle-class American life. While these characters relish...
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