Sherman Alexie " The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven"

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"The structure of the communication system is evident in the stories told by Sherman Alexie in his book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and in script of the film made from that book, Smoke Signals. The role of the storyteller in society is also reflected in the structure of the communication system. Alexie is dealing directly with the role of the storyteller in Native American society and with how that role affects the social order, is fed by that same order, and both conveys and creates myths as a result.


In the stories in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, humor is used to present serious subjects, showing that in one sense, the only way to view some issues without crying is to laugh. The stories show the plight of the modern Indian living near his or her birthright but no longer in control of it,..."

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