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What You Pawn I Will Redeem Analysis

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In the “What You Pawn I will Redeem” story by Sherman Alexie, the theme of the story is don’t lose your way. The message of what the author is saying is to “Keep going forward, no matter what happens.” This supports the theme because Jackson has to keep going forward until he goes to the pawnshop where the pawnbroker has Jackson’s grandmother’s regalia. Losing someone also supports the theme because Junior died of exposure in an alleyway, either way Jackson has to continue his quest to find his grandmother’s regalia.”But that pawnshop seemed to have disappeared. I wanted to cry and I almost given up. I turned the last corner and I finally found it.” (page 22). This quote relates to theme because even though Jackson was about to give up, he
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