Reservation Evil: Psychological Zombies, Trauma and Humour in Sherman Alexie’s Literature By Paul O’Shea, BA A Thesis Submitted to the National University of Ireland, Cork in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts School of English NUI, Cork September 2011 Professor Patricia Coughlan, Head of Department Dr. Alan Gibbs & Dr. Lee Jenkins, Thesis Supervisors