The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sherman Alexie
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Comic realism
- Time of Work: The 1960’s through the 1980’s
- Setting: The Spokane Indian Reservation, Wellpinit, Washington
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Culture, 1960’s, 1970’s, Tradition, 1980’s, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Native Americans or American Indians, Alcohol, Storytelling, Pacific Northwest, Hurricanes
- Locales: Washington, Spokane Indian Reservation, WA, Wellpinit, WA
Characters Discussed
Victor, a member of the Spokane tribe living on the reservation. At the age of five, he snuggles between his drunk parents to sleep. He is a gifted fancydancer at the age of nine and plays high school basketball. He surprises tribal members by playing the music of Béla Bartók at a barbecue. He is sporadically employed and drinks at times. His romances are not successful. He is a generous person and often apologetic. He retrieves his father’s ashes from Phoenix and notes that he can have a reunion with his high school classmates any weekend at the local...
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