read the interview with sherman alexie
read the interview with sherman alexie
Read the following interview with Sherman Alexie, author of Ten Little Indians.
“Sherman Alexie: Plainspoken Inspiration”
http://arts.gov/NEARTS/2013v4-inspiration-quotient… (Links to an external site.)
Answer the following questions:
1. Why are desperation and despair common themes of much of Alexie’s work?
2. How does Alexie define “inspiration”?
3. Alexie states, “When you’re a prey animal, you study the horizon.” What does this statement mean? How does it explain his beliefs about inspiration?
4. Describe how Alexie deals with times when his inspiration is “blocked.”
5. Describe Alexie’s method for writing poetry.
6. Explain what Alexie means by this statement: “Almost anything I do as a Native American writer is the first time a Native American writer has done that.”
7. Why is Alexie pleased with the success of his novel, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian”?
