Tag Archives: Sherman Alexie

Red Dot, Not Feather

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Sonam

Like Alexie, I call myself an Indian. Unlike Alexie, I’m the kind Columbus was actually looking for. Guess we lucked out on that one. Late summer night in the Gurdwara parking lot, Five Sikhs are playing basketball on a court … Continue reading →

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Temporality in Alexie’s “Unauthorized Autobiography”

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Crystal Frost

Sherman Alexie organizes the time line of events and narratives in his essay “The Unauthorized Autobiography of Me” in a non-linear fashion, touching on essential information spanning his entire life. Through this warped sense of time, Alexie highlights experiences which … Continue reading →

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Embodiment in Alexie’s Text

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Allison Vickers

Sherman Alexie uses embodiment in “The Unauthorized Autobiography of Me” to reflect emotional and financial hardships. On pages four and five of the autobiography Alexie repeats the phrase “my hands are bare” three times. By using physical description Alexie brings … Continue reading →

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The “You” of Sherman Alexie’s “The Unauthorized Autobiography of Me”

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Cali

Sherman Alexie’s “The Unauthorized Autobiography of Me” is indeed the perfect essay for this point in the semester. We could take any of the terminology from the Tool Kit in Smith and Watson’s Reading Autobiography and apply it to Alexie’s … Continue reading →

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