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Poem Style

Poem Analysis

  • The poem has five stanzas.
  • Evolution does not have Rhyme or Meter. Alexie wrote this poem freely using his childhood and adulthood experiences as influences.
  • His use of the word Indian emphasis the loss of identity as it is offensive to the Native Americans.
  • The poems emotion is sadness, but in the end gives the reader a sense of understanding, compasion and respect for the Native Americans.
  • Sherman Alexie illustrates the fall of the Native Americans and their culture.
  • Buffalo Bill was the nickname of William Frederick Cody who symbolized the American government.
  • This poem emphasizes the deceit and oppression that the American government forced upon the Natives by stealing their land, culture, and identities.

Who is Sherman Alexie?

  • Sherman Joseph Alexie jr, was born on October 7, 1966 in Wellpinit, Washington.
  • Sherman Joseph Alexie and Lillian Anges Cox were his parents, both were of Native American descent.
  • He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and as a child was nicknamed "the globe" because of his abnormally large head.
  • Alexie was born hydrocephalic (water on the brain) and underwent brain surgery at six months of age; he was not expected to survive.

Evolution by: Sherman Alexie

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