1. Compare/Contrast movie "smoke signal" with the book "Th
... the ashes, we expect, and also some wisdom. Meanwhile, we can watch them discover one another: the taciturn, inward man who was abused as a child, and the orphan who, it's true, seems to have gotten his world view at secondhand through the media. There's a particular satisfaction in listening to people talk about what they know well and care about. The subject ... ." We see what that means as soon as Thomas and Victor board a bus, but culture clash is not the film's main concern. Instead, it lets the two travelers reinvent their friendship in light of a new understanding of what Arnold m...
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