Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in What You Pawn I Will Redeem, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Native American Culture and Identity
Money, Capitalism, and Morality
Racism and Colonialism
Death and Grief
Summary
Analysis
Four hours later, Jackson wakes up and is surprised that he’s walking behind a warehouse. He has no idea where he is, his face is injured from the fight, and his nose might even be broken. To shield himself from the cold, he wraps himself in a tarp that “feels like a faithful lover.” He lays down in the dirt and falls asleep.
Jackson repeatedly loses himself when he blacks out. His desperation is clearest in this scene when a tarp is the closest thing he has to human warmth and connection.
Themes
