Alexie Response 1

Alexie's self-assessment is extremely accurate. He definitely charms the reader with humor frequently and then hits them on the head with dark politics. As I read more and more of his stories I notice myself anticipating the darker side so for me his humor doesn't have as much of a sedating effect. I still found myself laughing out loud at times. In the hurricane story the humor is pretty dark, if you find alcoholism humorous as I do then this story is a knee-slapper. He juxtaposes a wild party, with an innocent child experiencing all the debauchery. The two uncles fighting in the snow was pretty humorous, the fact that they always fight for no apparent reason. If this story had been told from the perspective of an adult it would be more humorous, but since it is through the eyes of a child we feel sorry for the little kid. This seems to be one of the ways that Alexie makes his points, by telling us the story from the perspective of innocents.