The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

While in the process of writing, authors often mirror themes in each of their publications. Sherman Alexie, author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and co-producer of Smoke Signals, demonstrates this technique through the aforementioned works by introducing topics such as family relationships, identity crises, the power of friendships, alcoholism, and the inevitability of death in both storylines. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian reveals the story of a young…

Often at times, movies intend to mirror themes presented in a novel of similar context. Sherman Alexie, award-winning author and filmmaker, implements this technique and displays commonalities between his auto-fictional novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and his co-production of Smoke Signals. Both selections incorporate the stereotypical Indian lifestyle and culture such as chronic alcoholism and devastating poverty. However, there are also slight differences between the…

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Indian Killer are centered on the lives of Native Americans. Whether on or off the reservation, these characters face many challenges. However, no challenge is as great as their struggle for an identity in modern America. This is made apparent in each character’s actions, the stereotypes that are forced upon them, and the author’s use of symbolism. First, each character in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Indian Killer deal with…

there? However, Native Americans have a historical theme of struggling to find who they really are. This is because they’ve also been tossed into a mix of the unknown, at least to them, a predominantly white culture. Novels like The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie and Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko develop the backgrounds of different tribes to show their backgrounds and the culture collisions…

privilege to some and makes life extremely hard for others. This everyday theme can also be seen in many stories. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee tells the story of the trial of a black man falsely accused of rape, while The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie narrates the night of a Native American man as he reflects on his past and on his dreams, and the article “Are California Prisons Punishing Inmates Based on Race?” describes different…

Native American community. As a consequence of his success a lot of his articles and short stories have been published in academic magazines and journals, and some have been published online. Some famous stories and books, are The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, which is a short story and a name of his short story collection book that published in 1993. Then he also has the movie Smoke Signals, published on 1998, which is based on the short story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix,…

Culture is the most influential part of a human’s life and decisions. A Native American author that is greatly affected by his culture is Sherman Alexie. This is shown in his books The Absolute True Diary Of A Part Time Indian, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, and Indian Killer. ("Sherman Alexie." Authors) Many of Sherman Alexie’s books are made from real life events that happened to him. Sherman Alexie was born Oct. 07, 1966 in Wellpinit, Washington, to the parents of Sherman…

focuses on a few of the identity struggles he faced growing up and throughout his life in his texts, “Superman and Me”, “This is what it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona’, “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” and “Cowboys Have Never Been My Heros”. He has overcome his struggles…

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven The short story of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie uses the prognostic as the first person narrator. Moreover, this story presents two conflicts in the life of the dynamic character of the narrator, as it follows a tormented path to his eventual change. The central idea presented by the author of the story reveals the internal conflict of the protagonist, and societal prejudices are reflected in the tone. The tribal…

Sherman Alexie Sherman Alexie is an influential Native American writer from Spokane, Washington. He is best known for his novel The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. He was born with a severe medical condition and was never expected to amount to anything. He has written novels, short stories, poems, and even a screenplay, all heavily influenced by Native American culture and reservation life. He has gone on to achieve much in his career and still remains relevant today. He doesn’t…