Victor is the handsome son of an alcoholic father who has abandoned his family. ... The son takes a lesson. ... Victor goes to phoenix to get his father's ashes according to movie ,but on the other hand in book his main intention is to get valuable belongings of his father. ... He leaves behind his son Victor Joseph (Adam Beach). ... If they are the future, Arnold, the Gary Farmer character, is the past. ...

• Word Count: 2533
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Sherman Alexie is Native American, and his stories expose one of America's dirty little secrets. ... He depicts numerous prominent characters in this collection, rather than just one or two dominant characters. ... Alexie uses the character Victor, who is nine years old, to explain this struggle. ... Why not use Alexie's own words, "I kept trying to figure out the main topic, the big theme, the overarching idea, the epicenter. And it is this: The sons in this book really love and hate their fathers" (Alexie, p xxii)....

• Word Count: 1573
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

~ In Reservation Blues, hunger is illustrated many times in the lives of the main characters: Thomas, Junior, Victor, Chess and Checkers... Chess and Checkers" father became a heavy alcoholic after his son died and eventually ran into the forest never to return. ... (Alexie, 82) Alexie relates a Native American awards banquet in his book, One Stick Song, " speaker after speaker extolled the virtues of all the highly successful Indian men .brave, intelligent, loving, and respectful leaders .warriors .Everyone clapped in agreement. ... Together they have a son. ...

• Word Count: 804
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School