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    and new writing experience for not only myself but to create a literary inspiration to bring these two together. Both pieces have symbolic examples, and multiple characters that stood out, but the father figures in Fences the play, and the film Smoke Signals defined what to do and not to do as a father. Both delivered an unconditional love, whether it was from a distance but one father was in the picture entirely and the other left his son at a young age. The rolls played between Arnold and Troy…

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    It surely was not easy for a young guy named Victor. In the movie Smoke Signals, Victor faces a lot of difficulties of emotion when his father left his mother and himself. He always had this anger inside of him because of the wondering why his father left. Victor never liked when someone brought up the topic of his father…

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    the reservation for high school and wanted to take up medical studies, but soon realized that he had a passion for poetry and writing. He has won numerous grants and awards for his writing such as the Sundance Award in 1998 for his indie film “Smoke Signals” and the National Book Award in Young People's Literature in 2007 for his book “True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” (The Ethics of Engagement, 41). Summary of “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” "This is What It Means to Say…

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    books. So what does it mean? Is the plot and characters in the movies are exactly same as those in book? While some people get angry if a movie differs from the book that inspired it, others support a filmmaker’s right to make changes. The movie, Smoke Signals (1998), directed by Chris Eyre, is based on Sherman Alexie’s story, “This Is How You Say Phoenix, Arizona”. The story follows the protagonist,Victor, who has lost his father (Arnold) and needs money to retrieve his father’s ashes from…

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    Smoke Signal Short Story

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    The impression of memories, dreams and voice is important in this short story because they are all tied together. Within the three stories the idea of the reservation remains the same as well as the fact the community of Indians feels they do not belong to the society, which they are in. The idea of memories, dreams and voice are factored in both short stories and the film. We see throughout the story and film when Thomas is telling the stories as well as when we see the flashbacks in the movie.…

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    Tony English-161 Dr.Rossi 12/5/2016 Novel Recommendation Argument I would recommend The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian to other International students because we can learn their history, culture, lives, and others. I participated in Oneida fall field trip at Oneida National Museum last month, and I learned a lot of knowledge about American Indian with all international students. The tour guide explained about American Indian tribe to us. We visited a longhouse in the museum and had…

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    Sherman Alexie 's "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" is a personal narrative in which he recounts his early life and how he started to appreciate reading. As he shares his experience with us, he weaves into his story a powerful truth about our society. Even though we refuse to admit it, we have certain expectations of different communities. In his essay, he focuses precisely on what it meant for him to grow up as an Indian child in an American society. By discussing the obstacles…

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    Sometimes forgiveness is a hard concept for people to grasp and others forgive too easily, but when do we know when to forgive or whom we should forgive? What happens when we do not forgive? In “The Powwow at the End of the World,” Sherman Alexie experienced several mishaps in his reservation and even the surrounding areas, for example, the water levels were raising, the dams were breaking, and the cities and towns were flooding. Even though all of those events were happening, Alexie was told to…

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    In the YouTube video called “PEN Banned Books Week Google Hangout on the Air with Sherman Alexie,” PEN representative Deji Olukotun and American Library Association Office Director Barbara Jones interview Sherman Alexie. This video highlights authors whose books have been banned; therefore, Sherman Alexie is a guest for this interview. Olukotun and Jones ask him a series of questions about his novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. In the interview, there are three intriguing…

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    Sherman Alexie's Story

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    In Sherman Alexie’s Story, This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona, Victor is a complex character in ways. On the outside he is more closed off and and tries to act “normal” and that he is above others who aren’t in that definition of normal. But on the inside he knows that he shouldn’t be like that. He holds regret for treating Thomas Builds-the-fire the way he does growing up. They were friends when they were younger, but by their teenage years Victor had drifted away. One night, “when…

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