Upcoming Work

For Thursday, October 16:

1.  Read in The Seagull Reader, "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem"
2.  Type responses to the 8 literature questions posted below.  You do not need to retype the questions.  Please print and have ready for next class.

Literature Questions

“What You Pawn I Will Redeem”

1.     Describe the setting of this story.  Where and when does it take place?

2.     What is the POV of this story?  How do you know?

3.     What is the tone or mood of the story?  Explain.  Also discuss how the tone and mood affected you.

4.     What is the significance of the narrator’s discovery of his grandmother’s regalia in a pawnshop, priced inaccessibly?

5.     Does the story of Jackson Jackson’s quest have a symbolic force?  What do you think Sherman Alexie is suggesting?

6.     There are three Aleut Indians who come and go, and then eventually disappear in the story.  What is the role of these characters?  What do you think their disappearance might suggest?

7.     Compose a chart that lists both the positive and negative characteristics of Jackson Jackson.

Jackson Jackson

Positive Attributes 1. 2. 3.

Negative Attributes 1. 2. 3.

8.      Do you agree with the pawnbroker’s decision at the end of the story?  Why or why not?  Explain.