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Symbolism in "Distances"

How sherman Alexie uses symbolims in "Distances"

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Posted by camadi1 on Saturday March 31, 2007 at 2:54 AM and tagged with symbolizms, the lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
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    There is a great deal of symbolism in "Distances" for such a short story.

    The radio symbolizes the lost technological civilization. So does television, and the narrator's dream of it (and tears for it) represents the bittersweet relationship Native Americans had with such a culture.

    The nakedness as they burn houses is indicated to symbolize them becoming as they used to appear.

    The wristwatch also represents white (techno) culture, winding down.

    The Skins and the Urbans are symbols of divisions within Native American culture.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Monday April 2, 2007 at 6:31 PM