The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven | Themes and Characters

A variety of characters walk in and out of the stories in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Some are minor characters, and some like Junior Polatkin carry only a story or two. Major characters who have a place in more than one story include Victor, Thomas Builds-the-Fire, and Jimmy and Norma Many Horses. Victor and Thomas, who are the main adolescent characters in Smoke Signals (the movie version of the story "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona"), serve as wonderful contrasts and yet each seems real in his own right. Victor is bright, athletic, and...

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