Killing each other?

I believe that Sherman Alexie's purpose of this book, wasn't to reveal a certain killer or make him look just Indian, but that he was trying to make a point by saying that both the whites and the Indians are killing each other: he does this through the two sets of masked men especially.  The motif of the blue eyes and the owl feathers just throws the reader off of the main purpose.  I think he is trying to say that to this day Indians still hold a grudge towards whites.

Hm...

I felt like the whole book pulled me in to find out who the Indian Killer was, and why the owl feathers and the scalping was involved, and incorporated to the Indian Culture.  But then we find out that the killer might not even be Indian, himself.  Another thing that boggled me was that there were two sets of masked men, something that confused me as to whether it was Reggie's group, or Aaron's.  Who else feels like the book strung us along for no point at all in the end?

Sherman Alexie's Next Book

If you liked Indian Killer, Sherman Alexie is coming out with another book soon, titled, The Magic and Tragic Year of My Broken Thumb.

http://ajummaspad.blogspot.com/2009/04/magic-and-tragic-year-of-my-broken.html

Other examples.

It's fun to read all of our likes and dislikes about the Indian Killer, but I also found a site that shows the views of other readers.  It gives examples of Native American fictional novels, and Native American authors as well.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52878.Indian_Killer

Confusion

I just don't understand why Alexie doesn't name the killer. The story was good, a quick read up until the end. It provided no closure whatsoever. As a book over all, I was confused. Nothing ever connected. 

Why do David Rogers' two cousins rob and kill him. It seems a little too coincidental. I think it would make more sense if some random person just killed him.

Humanism

Is an ethical concept that discusses the values of all people based on decision making abilities of right from wrong without a divine authority.

Do we have to blog after this week?

Soo..

My last post was a fail haha, but what did everyone think about Indian Killer?!

Presentations

So about our presentation tommorow...its a breif summary of our topic and either a handout or a power point right??