1. One day, a legendary African-American blues man, Robert Johnson appears on the Spokane Indian Reservation who has apparently sold his soul to the "Gentleman" also known as the Devil. In The Devil's Flight, Robert Johnson takes a taxi and when he arrives at his destination, Robert Johnson intentionally leaves his enchanted instrument behind. The taxi driver who dropped off Mr. Robert Johnson was a man called Thomas-Builds-the-Fire who eventually recovered this mystical guitar that can talk. Thomas builds the first misfit storyteller and creates a band called The Coyote Springs, which will take them to small-town booking bars and taverns, from the cement trails of Seattle to the concrete communes of Manhattan. This is a luxurious new comedic tale of power, tragedy, and redemption among contemporary Native Americans.2. Two themes of Reservation Blues that really appealed to audiences were undoubtedly the influence of music and the power of dreams. An example of these two themes in the tale is: “She had felt something stretching inside her when that blue van left the Flathead Reservation all those weeks ago. She had looked back and felt a sharp pain, as if a tendon and ligament were being torn from a bone. She had left her reserve because of that damn guitar, because of this sudden fire that it had lit inside her” (p. 257). Characters thrive and fail and are always vigilant about who they are and how they got to where they are in the story. Alexie knows that these struggles are life, and that music is very vigorous and also a part of everyday life. Alexie mentions in this passage that it is the not-so-everyday music and zeal that has the power to transmute lives, and this is precisely what his characters dream of...... middle of paper .... .. religion and dishonesty .8) Metaphor: "Crying Eagle... try to find a connection with Mother Earth... treat yourself to tobacco and sweetgrass... no matter who you are, you can be Indian in your bones..." (p. 295). Comparison: The cook classified them as Puerto Ricans, saying this because the three "don't look anything like those Indians in the movies" (p. 239). Personification: "Victor's guitar continued to wither in his hands until it broke the straps and fell to the ground in a flurry of comments," (p. 226). Situational irony: "We plan to burn me?" asked the guitar. "Yeah," said Thomas. "It's okay," said the guitar. "I'll just play the blues. here (p. 168) Symbolism: The man, who was probably Lakota, warns Thomas when he sees him holding the guitar, stating "Music is a dangerous thing" (p.. 168).12).