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The killer is not John yet is, like two alter egos that go through 2 different experiences, kind of splitting his psyche.  The knife is also described morbidly eloquent, and at the end the owl is described as the main "tool", like John himself

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They obviously care for their adopted son john but they didn't realize in that trying to make him more native, they made him less native and alienated him from a culture that he could have had, leaving him in depression and lost, what's truly interesting though is that they were only motivated by love in doing this

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We learn about Dr.Mathers and Jack Wilson, we learn why they act the way they do, wanting recognition and love from a side that wont give them it "Why be Indian when its just as easy to be white?"

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Marie believes that all whites are prejudice, for a somewhat valid reason but in this she is prejudice herself, only fueling both sides of a race war

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John now kills a child, a six year old, just to make a point of the native American people, only making things worse, similar to history, both sides push and do their crimes but one crosses the line in desperation and the other uses it as justification to commit more heinous crimes

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John and the Killer are never referenced the same, and obviously someone else killed David, so what if its Marie's cousin reggie

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We can now see a bit of an endgame now, as the killer adds more white people to his list we can see tensions rising to a type of race war

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In comparison to Zits, Indian Killer manifests the theme of violence through Inner thoughts, through the character of John Smith (not the killer). In Flight, Zits constantly rebelled, acting out against his guardians. John Smith is a more reserved person, who's pent up anger causes him to take on the persona of the Killer.

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Another theme is imbalance and/or the compromise to reach this balance. Something has to be done and fixed, but how can it be achieved without hurting others and how hard it is to differentiate between black and white and to even stand on the grey line between them

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One theme is belonging, and how far you would go to belong. It mixes different perspectives, history, and personal pain to capitalize on this theme, as well as a little "what if"

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David is driven by his guilt, but he has a good heart and wants to do what is right, however with poor motivation

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There is john and the killer, kind of two different personalities. Whenever the Killer is mentioned, he is always referred to as so, never as John Smith. The book makes it seem as if they are two separate people.   Kind of like how his mom and dad are just Olivia and Daniel, but he has called them mom and dad twice.

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We know john is a murderer, but we are still rooting for him, he is just so human

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Marie wants to be complete, she wants her people to be safe, but she is fighting in all the wrong ways

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All the characters struggle with a sense of identity, not just as the individual

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So far it is very neutral sounding.  We know the story and we know the characters, we know their drive but not their goals or complex feelings, Its telling events and thoughts, not capitalizing on the motivations, emotion, and effects behind them too much id say

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All the characters are prejudiced in their own way. John is driven by rage, Marie by resolve and equality, and David by guilt. Not bad per say, but very flawed

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marie is bold, rash, cunning, stubborn. Much like Alexie described all native girls in chapter 6

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There is no endgame yet, Just a very long introduction.  Here's hoping part 2 gives more, not complaining though.

I believe that backstory will be vital to the story, setting up for more action later on.

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John is much like Alexie himself: quiet, understanding, dutiful, yet very confused. Like what Alexie himself's darker wishes would be