Bearable with humor, pain in Sherman Alexie's the business of fancy dancing : stories and poems

Other Title(s)

تجرع الألم بالفكاهة للشاعر شيرمن الإكسي : في ألبومه قصائد و قصص من عمل الرقص الحالم

Joint Authors

al-Jumayli, Ala Ahmad Abd Allah
al-Rifai, Jasim Muhammad Jasim Muhammad

Source

Journal of Language Studies

Issue

Vol. 3, Issue 2 (31 Jan. 2020), pp.137-147, 11 p.

Publisher

Tikrit University College of Education for Women

Publication Date

2020-01-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Literature

Topics

Abstract EN

For the time being Native Americans still doubt and question their status amid the American nation.

The consciousness of being marginal and subjugated appears clearly in their literature.

Within the rising voices that echo widely against repression and injustice, they have had their voice, a voice that reflects historical agony, cultural deprivation, and political stings.

Moreover, what distinguishes their voices is the amount of mutilation and loss that turns into humor and sarcasm.

This voice ceaselessly tries to bring back a fragmented identity from ashes.

Sherman Alexie, a poet, novelist, short story writer, filmmaker, essayist, and comedian, is one of the best to adopt the role of fighting for his people to reclaim their status.

His people and their dignified and excruciating survival inform much of his multi-genre works and unify his style.

Frequently, the black humor technique pops up in his poems to show, on the one hand, the considerable amount of pain and, on the other, to make this pain For the time being Native Americans still doubt and question their status amid the American nation.

The consciousness of being marginal and subjugated appears clearly in their literature.

Within the rising voices that echo widely against repression and injustice, they have had their voice, a voice that reflects historical agony, cultural deprivation, and political stings.

Moreover, what distinguishes their voices is the amount of mutilation and loss that turns into humor and sarcasm.

This voice ceaselessly tries to bring back a fragmented identity from ashes.

Sherman Alexie, a poet, novelist, short story writer, filmmaker, essayist, and comedian, is one of the best to adopt the role of fighting for his people to reclaim their status.

His people and their dignified and excruciating survival inform much of his multi-genre works and unify his style.

Frequently, the black humor technique pops up in his poems to show, on the one hand, the considerable amount of pain and, on the other, to make this pain bearable.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Rifai, Jasim Muhammad Jasim Muhammad& al-Jumayli, Ala Ahmad Abd Allah. 2020. Bearable with humor, pain in Sherman Alexie's the business of fancy dancing : stories and poems. Journal of Language Studies،Vol. 3, no. 2, pp.137-147.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293841

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Rifai, Jasim Muhammad Jasim Muhammad& al-Jumayli, Ala Ahmad Abd Allah. Bearable with humor, pain in Sherman Alexie's the business of fancy dancing : stories and poems. Journal of Language Studies Vol. 3, no. 2 (Jan. 2020), pp.137-147.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293841

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Rifai, Jasim Muhammad Jasim Muhammad& al-Jumayli, Ala Ahmad Abd Allah. Bearable with humor, pain in Sherman Alexie's the business of fancy dancing : stories and poems. Journal of Language Studies. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 2, pp.137-147.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293841

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

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Record ID

BIM-1293841