The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

about what the soldiers carry in their bags, but he gives it a deeper meaning. He writes about the soldier’s life, all the emotional baggage they carry with leaving their loved ones and the pain of losing a fellow soldier. In “The Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in Heaven” by Sherman Alexie, Victor goes through different encounters where he experiences racism. He ends up going back to his reservation and getting a job. These two stories are similar through the freight, “any load or burden” (YourDictionary

writings, I think Sherman Alexie shares his personal stories to target help toward strained young adults, like he once was. After reading two of Alexie’s most notable novels, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, I’ve learned that the theme of opportunity and self- motivation for a young adult is largely impacted by environmental factors. These novels serve as a formative example of the influence of environmental factors through both Arnold

would stand up for them and would lead them to victory. In the ancient story The Odyssey, the hero Odysseus gets in many dangerous situations and in those situations, he and his men’s lives are in danger. In the modern story, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, the hero Julius Windmaker is been described by the stereotype of Indians that are savages and that they can’t be good at anything. However, Julius Windmaker proves that the stereotype is false and fight against it. Odysseus and Julius

Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is a collection of short stories about the lives of the people who live on the Spokane Indian Reservation. The central protagonist of the story is Victor Joseph who we see in many short stories and thus see the plight Native Americans go through in modern day America. The novel shows us the many trials that the people of the Reservation go through and addresses the many serious problems that modern Native Americans face, such as racism

In his collection of short stories titled The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie tells two dozen tales that depict the lives and thoughts that come from living on a Native American reservation. Many of the stories revolve around characters Victor and Thomas. They are two young Native American males that are stylistically opposite forces. They serve as foils to each other and often balance out each other in many stories in the collection. The collection itself is difficult to

morality in fiction, historical fiction, or anything related to such topics. Consequently, most books read in popular culture have a lesson; novels are a form of education. An example of this has been shown through Sherman Alexie’s Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. In this novel, he attempts to shed light on the struggles Native American people, specifically on the Spokane Reservation, withstand through multiple stories and perspectives. Some novels, if their perspective of truth has not been

Throughout The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie describes Indian culture and life on the reservation. Alexie is the author of books, poems, and movie scripts, and he grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. In his writing, he remembers his Native America history and their lifestyle after the European controlled their society. Throughout his stories, the author tells the audience about the Indian culture and the problems and issues that occurred inside the

A Change in Traditions What was your childhood like? Who influenced your experiences and what are some of your earliest memories? In the Lone Ranger and tonto the author Sherman alexie follows the life of a young man named Victor. Alexie portrays the chronic adverse effects that alcoholism has on victor’s childhood and into his adult years, as well as its effects on the Native American community as a whole. Alexi documents the adverse effects alcohol has on the Native American communities

Sherman Alexie says that being funny breaks down the barriers between people. In his short stories, “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona” and “The Lone Ranger and Tonto and Fistfight in Heaven”, Alexie has different characters who tells jokes. Many of the jokes are funny but can lead to many problems is said at an inappropriate time and place. The two characters are already an outsider as Indians, so they would have to watch what they say and do to not offend anyone near. In “This Is What

society and what it means to be Native American today persist to this day. They continue to be forced into the white man's way, yet try to hold onto their own. Despite all the oppression, the way Native Americans deal with and perceive American cultural, economic, and military power is presented by the author and his characters. The American culture preaches individuality, yet finds ways to systemize its people and stereotypes cultures who do not fit within their standards. In the story Amusements