Alicia Smith ENG 126 12/14/15 Research Paper Final Draft “Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven: Humor” Throughout “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” the theme of resilience is deliberately presented. Native Americans past and present continue to face stifling issues such as racism‚ alcoholism‚ isolation and suicide. Sherman Alexie makes it his obligation in his stories and poems to show Native American resiliency through humor. By using
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In Sherman Alexie’s fiction‚ “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚” Alexie narrates some story presented by some unreal events that happened in the reservation‚ but he conveyed these stories with real elements such as emotions‚ facts from history‚ or even what he remembers from his memory as to what he claims as “reservation realism”. On page 18‚ Alexie quotes‚ “Indians make the best cowboys.” This claim makes sense because of the widespread history of Indians in the reservation with horses
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In Sherman Alexie’s short story “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven”‚ the Native American narrator struggles to find a place where he belongs in modern white-dominated America. The story structure itself reflects the restless nature of the narrator‚ moving from place to place and from time to time‚ and allows the reader to begin to hone in on the issues that native people face in a contemporary ever-changing world. The narrator’s inner conflict manifests itself in polarizing moments of
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literature‚ but the times that they are not‚ authors use humor to reach their audience. Comedy is usually reserved for things that are funny yet Sherman Alexie successfully uses it in his day-to-day writing and has become an influential writer. In “Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven”‚ Alexie focuses on very serious themes‚ such as racism and domestic violence‚ and he is able to explore these themes by using humor. Alexie believes that he can speak to any audience of any political or religious
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Although the movie Smoke Signals and the book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven share stories and scenes they differ in many way. When the movie first started a fire was occurring and a baby was being thrown out a window. The baby was Thomas. Victor’s dad had seen him and decided to catch him. In the book‚ however‚ it didn’t speak of much of Thomas at a young age. The only thing that was expressed was Victor was mean to him and that he always told stories. During our time of reading the
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American Literature The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven Analysis In The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven‚ Sherman Alexie expresses the modern Native American experience throughout a series of short stories. Throughout these stories Alexie portrays the lives of Native Americans in a dismal and melancholic way. Most of his characters have failed or forgotten their dreams due to their problems with alcohol. Sherman Alexie’s emphasis on Native American’s issues with alcohol
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access diverse and multicultural literature that shows us many examples of culture clash. Culture clash shows when art and other manifestations of humans collide together in literature and movies. Some great examples are “Indian Education’’ from The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexis details on the hardship Victor had to go through during his school years‚ “Hair’’ from the Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcom X and Alex Haley focuses on how it can be hard to accept oneself when
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TEXAS RANGERS BASEBALL 1961-Present A team called the Washington Senators was formed in 1961 and remained in effect from 1961-1971 until the franchise renamed itself The Texas Rangers in 1972. The team relocated from Washington D.C to Arlington‚ Texas. Turnpike Stadium was the first stadium where the Rangers played. After a few improvements were made‚ the stadium was reopened as Arlington Stadium. The team played their first game on April 15‚ 1972 and lost to the California Angels
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The Ocean Ranger The Ocean Ranger was an offshore exploration oil drilling platform that sank in Canadian waters 315 kilometres southeast from St. John’s Newfoundland‚ on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland on February 15‚ 1982‚ with 84 crewmembers onboard. The Ocean Ranger was the largest semi-submersible‚ offshore exploration‚ oil drilling platform of the day. Built in 1976 by Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries‚ it operated off the coasts of Alaska‚ New Jersey‚ Ireland‚ and in November 1980 moved
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Cited: Smoke Signals. Dir. Chris Eyre. Screenplay by Sherman Alexie. Perf. Adam Ceach‚ Evan Adams‚ Irene Bedard‚ and Gary Farmer. Shadowcatcher Entertainment‚ 1998. DVD. Miramax‚ 1999. Alexie‚ Sherman. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. This is what it means to say Phoenix‚ Arizona. New York: Grove‚ 1993. Print.
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