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Lone Ranger
Alexie's use of Style and Setting to Demonstrate the Narrators Internal Troubles As a result of the prejudices against Indians in America during the 1960's there was not much hope of getting off of the reservation and starting a new life. The narrator's problems he is faced with in being an Indian and trying to be accepted in the real world are emphasized in the text using an interior style, stream of consciousness, and the setting. Some of the difficulties, overlooked by many people that an Indian had to deal with outside of the reservation are introduced in “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” by Sherman Alexie, who is a writer of Indian heritage.
The setting in this short story helps the reader understand why the narrator who is an Indian is faced with the problem of not being accepted in the city. Being an Indian in the 1960's was not an easy task to take on, and the fact that the narrator tries to make it in the real world gives him another set of problems that are not easily overcome. Near the beginning when the narrator goes into the 7-11 it immediately raises a red flag in the cashiers mind and the narrator points out, "He looked me over so he could describe me to the police later"(Alexie 478). This scene gives the reader an idea about what it is like to be an Indian in the city during this time because he will be severely stereotyped where ever he goes. The story opens late at night establishing more of a dark mood and when the narrator reveals "I worked graveyard for a Seattle 7-11 and got robbed once too often. The last time the bastard locked me in the cooler. He even took my money and basketball shoes"(Alexie 487). Right from the beginning Alexie makes known that the narrator has not had it easy during his life. The setting also goes from his Indian reservation back to Seattle throughout the story which to me gives a sense that the narrator has been thrown around between the two lives and does not fit into either one
Alexie's use of Style and Setting to Demonstrate the Narrators Internal Troubles As a result of the prejudices against Indians in America during the 1960's there was not much hope of getting off of the reservation and starting a new life. The narrator's problems he is faced with in being an Indian and trying to be accepted in the real world are emphasized in the text using an interior style, stream of consciousness, and the setting. Some of the difficulties, overlooked by many people that an Indian had to deal with outside of the reservation are introduced in “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” by Sherman Alexie, who is a writer of Indian heritage.
The setting in this short story helps the reader understand why the narrator who is an Indian is faced with the problem of not being accepted in the city. Being an Indian in the 1960's was not an easy task to take on, and the fact that the narrator tries to make it in the real world gives him another set of problems that are not easily overcome. Near the beginning when the narrator goes into the 7-11 it immediately raises a red flag in the cashiers mind and the narrator points out, "He looked me over so he could describe me to the police later"(Alexie 478). This scene gives the reader an idea about what it is like to be an Indian in the city during this time because he will be severely stereotyped where ever he goes. The story opens late at night establishing more of a dark mood and when the narrator reveals "I worked graveyard for a Seattle 7-11 and got robbed once too often. The last time the bastard locked me in the cooler. He even took my money and basketball shoes"(Alexie 487). Right from the beginning Alexie makes known that the narrator has not had it easy during his life. The setting also goes from his Indian reservation back to Seattle throughout the story which to me gives a sense that the narrator has been thrown around between the two lives and does not fit into either one