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“It’s playable. It’s just before the sand trap,” I tell my opponent before walking up and switching places with her. I tee up my ball and take a step back to look at my line. I position myself and the sound of my club sweeping across the grass fills the air as I practice my swing. I wipe my sweaty palms on my shorts to stop the club from slipping. Feeling confident I square myself up with the ball and ground my feet into the short soft grass. I turn my shoulders, raise my club, and turn through my

are just the cards that were dealt to them. Sherman Alexie’s story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven tells of the cards that were given to people on a reservation. This compilation of stories was the framework for Smoke Signals, which won two awards at Sundance Film Festivals. Alexie has also written other novels and poems in regard to the Native American culture. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven was an interesting read to say the least. It tells of the

In the story "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" by Sherman Alexie, points out the hardships of being a Native American back in the 20th century. These hardships were racism, alcoholism, poverty and isolation. The story takes place in the reservation and it is about a young Native American whom struggles in society because of his skin color, family's addictions and fights. The narrator moves to Seattle with his white girlfriend who he seems to have an odd relationship because they are

After reading the short story, "Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock" by Sherman Alexie, Alexie follows all six elements such as ideas, organization, voice, word choice, fluidity in sentences and last but not least, conversation. When looking at the Ideas of the short piece and how it was created, one of the most noticeable things is the revealing of the plot. Just by looking at the title you have an idea that the

belonging to either. The world they were born into had been taken from them and the new, white-washed world wouldn’t have them. Even after the removal of such schools, the effect remained. This is true of the Native Americans in Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. These characters have had their sense of self stripped away by invasive white culture. However, by telling stories they are able to slowly reclaim their Indian identity. Stories conjure up memories of the past, but merge

An important characteristic that his characters share is a sense of wit and cynicism which helps convey Alexie's ideals in many regards. The first rhetorical device Alexie utilizes is his methophorical use of his titles. In the piece The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven he uses two characters from a movie that was very popular at the time. However he puts the two characters against each other despite them

In 2014 the famous baseball player Alex Rodriguez was suspended for the season due to testing positive for using performance-enhancing drugs. The Yankees star continuously denied any allegations connecting him with the steroids but eventually claimed to be using products from a bio anti aging clinic in order to treat an injury. According to an article written by Allen St. John, “he has tested positive for both Primobolan and excess testosterone” (St. John, 2009). Eventually, Alex confessed to using

Do you have issues with family members not being there for you? If so, you may be in a similar situation as victor from The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven by Sherman Alexie. Victor's father leaves their home and the reservation while victor is still young age leaving him to live with his mother on the reservation. In Native American cultures, storytelling has historically been used to convey morals, an understanding of life and death, and roles in society. Using the fictional character

John Updike’s “A&P” and Sherman Alexie’s “ The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven” seem notably similar. In Updike's story, a cashier in a store named “ A&P”, Sammy, notices three girls who walk into the store in bathing suits. After a dispute between one of the three girls, Queenie, and the store’s manager, Sammy rebels against the manager and mainstream culture by standing up for the girls and quitting his job. In Alexie’s story, similarly, an Indian from a reservation in Spokane, Victor

Lucca Erice 9/21/17 Literature Question 2 - In The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, which social groups are marginalized, excluded, or silenced within the text? ______________________________________________________________________________ The topic of racism and exclusion is shown in the real world and has been shown in America since the very beginning. Ever since 1492, when Columbus discovered the Americas, there was an instant leverage in terms of power over minorities. Over