... etched, mordant book of stories, "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven." Lighter and less bittersweet on screen, and adapted by Alexie into a splendid screenplay, these tales describe a contemporary American Indian culture coming to terms with its past in offbeat, unexpected ways. These range from casual asides about George Armstrong Custer to the patter of the reservation's radio station ... Sherman Alexie wraps himself in a richly intertextual quilt of visions for his first foray into major league publishing, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Like many Native Ame...

• Word Count: 2547
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... etched, mordant book of stories, "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven." Lighter and less bittersweet on screen, and adapted by Alexie into a splendid screenplay, these tales describe a contemporary American Indian culture coming to terms with its past in offbeat, unexpected ways. These range from casual asides about George Armstrong Custer to the patter of the reservation's radio station ... Sherman Alexie wraps himself in a richly intertextual quilt of visions for his first foray into major league publishing, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Like many Native Ame...

• Word Count: 2533
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... some sources, Ratcliffe was even the one who favored conciliation, while Smith preferred force. Disney's Pocahontas is not the first work that reshapes the history of Pocahontas, however. Artists and authors have been doing so for more than four centuries. Through the numerous stories, Pocahontas came to be seen as the mother of all Americans. Her role of the good Indian ... Indians and white men, the first word one comes across is savagism'. Savagism was seen as the opposite condition of civility. According to Sheehan, "[...] savagism elucidated human origins and explained contemporary...

• Word Count: 5972
• Approx Pages: 24
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