Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
John Macintosh English Short Essay: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven While reading Tonto and the Lone Ranger Fistfight in Heaven, the reader gains a great deal of sympathy for the Reservation Indian. ... The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven This title is the most significant expression in the entire book. ... As most people know, the Lone Ranger was a popular fictional cowboy, an idol to many Americans in the 1950s. His sidekick Tonto, a Native American, was portrayed as a warrior-savage type; not viewed in the same respectable light as the Lone Ranger. Knowing Alexies tendencies for irony and deeper meaning, this title without a doubt uses the Lone Ranger as a representation for the white man, and Tonto as a representation for all Indians. ... In The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Alexie conveys the frustrations and insecurities that many modern-day Indians feel.