Every Little Hurricane

Every Little Hurricane

By Sherman Alexie

Setting: 1976, New Year's Eve, Spokane Indian Reservation

Every Little Hurricane takes place in Spokane Indian Reservation, in a New Year's Eve party. It is about little Victor's family and how a "hurricane" passed through his house and his family.

Characters:

1) Victor: It is the main character of the story. Victor is nine years old, for him, his family is important, despite all the problems they may have.

2) Victor's Parents: They were hosting a New Year's Eve party. They were so drunk that they passed out on their bed. Victor loves them and feels safe with them no matter what.

3) Victor's Uncles: Adolph and Arnold are Victor's uncles, they started a fight, they used to fight all the time; however, when the fight stopped they continued with the party.

Every Little Hurricane is a story that reflects many of the social problems Indians have in reservations. From this story, I can understand and have an opinion about different points or situations that occurred during the party.
First of all, Victor is having a nightmare and like every kid, he was looking for his parents to comfort him. When he found his parents, they were completely drunk on a bed and Victor just laid between them. I really liked the fact that he accepted and loved his parents, he felt safe with them. But, that is not an image a Kid should see, a situation a little kid had to live. If we see the entire situation from the outside, his parents are not a good example for Victor, they were totally unconscious and sweaty, for me that is not a good example for a kid.
Second, Victors uncles I think somehow they represented a typical relationship between siblings, they fight a lot but they love each other a lot.
Finally, the word "hurricane" in the title for me is a representation of many situations in life. A hurricane is something that destroys, something difficult to face sometimes. In this story, Victor presented a terrible scenario, where people fight, drink and even destroy their belongings, the house ended up as if a hurricane just passed by. But he was there, safe and happy next to his parents.

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