The Lone Ranger

The book “THE LONE RANGER AND TONTO FISTFIGHT IN HEAVEN” is about the difficulties throughout each Native American’s life who were discriminated due to their ethnicity. Written by the author Sherman Alexie who was an American novelist drawing on his experience as a Native American with ancestry from several tribes. Having being brought up in Spokane Indian Reservation, Alexie was put into an atmosphere addressing the themes of despair, poverty, violence and alcoholism among the lives of Native…

There are many similarities and differences between Krebs in Soldiers Home and Sammy in A&P. Both characters are dealing with conformist societies centered on major military conflicts. Both characters are young men but Krebs unlike Sammy has experienced the world which has caused him to become isolated. They both take notice of girls but Sammy unlike Krebs begins to analyze the differences between Queenie’s life and his own life. I would argue that Sammy and Krebs have more similarities than…

similar plot, location, and the character’s use of both violence and humor. “The Lone Ranger” can be an example of modern day western stories that are similar “The Outcast of Poker Flat” because it has a similar plot and the characters use humor and violence. “In the 1930s, an elderly Tonto tells a young boy the tale of John Reid, the Lone Ranger. An idealistic lawyer, he rides with his brother and fellow Texas Rangers in pursuit of the notorious Butch Cavendish. Ambushed by the outlaw and left…

In The Lone Ranger and Tonto and “How to Write the Great American Indian Novel” by Sherman Alexie, reservation realism is portrayed through continuous references of Native American conflict. In The Lone Ranger and Tonto, Thomas-Builds-the-Fire was arrested for detaining the reservation postmaster, Eve Ford. Several years later, the case goes to trial and the Bureau of Indian affairs grants Thomas an opportunity to give his testimony. During the trial, Alexie mentions Eve Ford sitting among the…

Cultural values of a hero have changed with time, but the basic characteristics we need in our heroes have not changed. In the book The Odyssey and The Lone Ranger, the are two Heroes who fight extremely different battles.Both Odysseus and Julius when maker are heroes to their Homeland, although Odysseus and Julius both value wittiness and confidence Julius uses those skills and basketball to make plays. While Odysseus is using wittiness and confidence to fight monsters and win wars. They both…

The movie the Lone Ranger is an action and comedy film. The main protagonist is a young man who is fresh out of law school. He wishes to join his older brother in their local town to bring order and justice. The setting is in the old time small western towns in the desert. The murder of his older brother stirs the protagonist on a way to seek revenge and fight for justice. The main male protagonist performs the stereotypical role of male revenge. He does not try to find help but takes matters…

Of Mice and Men’s Lone Rangers The feeling of emptiness can strike deep into one’s soul. Pure sadness occurs during the times of isolation, and depression is unavoidable. From the outside, one might seem like the usual, but inside of one’s mind can show a very lonely story. Likewise, this theme of loneliness is thoroughly shown in the book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. Due to segregation and movement of migrant workers, no one ever stays along and most of them are always alone. Situated…

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie is about two boys, Thomas and Victor, who live on a reservation. Both of Thomas’s parents died when he was a baby in a house party. Thomas got thrown out of a window and Victor's dad caught him and saved his life. When Thomas and Victor were friends when they were young, but grew apart as they grew up. When Victor was young his dad left him and his mom and moved to Arizona. Victor never saw him again. Although Victor and Thomas grew…

The book, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, by Sherman Alexie is about a native tribe who go through a lot of difficult things but somehow manage to get through it all. They fight through it all and they preserve their culture. To them, family is the most important as well as their traditions. This book has a lot of interesting topics, such as, how spirituality plays an important role in the novel. They also explain how many of them have been destroyed by drinking and doing drugs at…

The novel The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie showcases the Native American people of the Spokane reservation in Eastern Washington that have been plagued with poverty for generations. Alexie writes stories about the daily struggles of the people on the reservation and how they strive to make it out of the poverty by becoming modern warriors. Three common issues setback the Natives of the reservation and their culture influences this repetitive cycle of triumph and…