Sherman Alexie Reflection

Sherman Alexie – Reflection Sherman Alexie has created and developed the character Thomas Builds-The-Fire in his book, “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven,” because he is shown as a Native American of old tradition whereas Victor is shown as a modern-day Indian. Thomas is presented in Sherman Alexie’s stories with innumerous knowledge of reservation life and Indian culture. He is there to tell the history of his people through stories detailed with emotions as if he experienced them himself. Even though he tries to live in the past and enlighten people about what the Native Americans went through, people do not take the time to listen to him because they are moving on and becoming more modern. In the story, “This is what it means to say Phoenix Arizona,” Thomas is characterized as “the storyteller nobody wanted to listen to” and “talking to himself like he always did.” Thomas is considered the most “Indian” of his people and is all-knowing like a spiritual figure. In the same story, he knew that Victor’s father would leave before anyone, even Victor. Victor was surprised that Thomas offered him financial help to give his father a proper funeral, but soon finds out that Thomas was keeping promise to a deal. Thomas had a vision which involved Victor’s father at Spokane who told him to “take care of each other.” Although he is seen as a highly spiritual figure of tradition, it was strange to witness him killing the only living animal when he took his turn driving the pickup back home.

Sherman Alexie – Reflection Sherman Alexie has created and developed the character Thomas Builds-The-Fire in his book, “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven,” because he is shown as a Native American of old tradition whereas Victor is shown as a modern-day Indian. Thomas is presented in Sherman Alexie’s stories with innumerous knowledge of reservation life and Indian culture. He is there to tell the history of his people through stories detailed with emotions