BlackWater Men is
a look into the friendship and development of two Native American boys. The
story has a full arc, starting with the boys as freshmen in high school and
continuing through early manhood. Making the title very sound. It starts by
introducing the blackwater boys, and ends with the blackwater men driving off,
never to return. Because it is a longer story it is able to follow the lives of
these two boys, though mostly just Fresco, without missing or skipping anything
that would be important.
I
think the stakes in this story are very palpable and relatable. The first half
is about two kids doing stupid stuff in high school, a period of life marked by
stupid decisions. They aren’t killing people or stealing cars, they’re raiding
liquor cabinets and smoking cigarettes at parties. Then they move up to harder
and more intense crimes, like meth and scamming a casino. It is a logical
progression that increases the stakes and possibility of punishment. This ground
in reality makes the characters real and relatable, and the events of the story
believable.
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