Lone Ranger And Tonto Fistfight In Heaven Analysis

Serious matters are usually addressed very seriously in many works of 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 influence because he has the ability to make people laugh. Sherman Alexie’s literature is always based on the Native American people and its culture, more specifically the Spokane tribe. Being a Native American, from the Spokane Indian Tribe, Alexie has experienced many of the challenges faced by the Native American people. The characters in Alexie’s poems/stories/films are complex, always dealing with a range of problems, problems that are difficult. His major themes in his stories are big and tough to talk about but he uses wit to speak to all people. The problems that Alexie talks about can span from racial inequality to lack of options and opportunities in the Native American community. One major
It is writing about alcohol that helps me stay sober and I think reading about alcoholism helps other people stay sober,” (Big Think). Alexie talks about very serious issues during all of his writing, alcoholism being one. The character from “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” suffered from alcoholism that was brought on by the problem he has faced as a Native American. Alexie did not use his comedic strategies when allowing his characters to speak about the alcoholism situation, the comedic strategies were used in the beginning and that was enough to make a reader feel comfortable reading the story. It was almost a way of trapping the reading to continue