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Chick Signals Differences Between Victor And Thomas
The movie “Smock Signals” that was made by Native Americans mentioned about the family of Victor and Thomas. The movie was made in 1998, and it takes 89 minutes. Victor and Thomas came from the community; however, they had several differences. First, they differ in their physical appearance. Victor had attractive body and long hair. He also wore stylish casual clothes. On the other hand, Thomas looked younger than Victor, and he looked nerdy. He was also short and skinny young man. Next, they had a huge dissimilarity in their personality. For example, because Victor was stoic, he had evil personality. He was also mean to people, and he wanted to look like warrior. However, Thomas was talkative and happy young man. In addition, he was story
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