Sherman Alexie based on some short stories included in his book, "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven," wrote the screenplay for the movie "Smoke Signals." Both the movie and the book portray problems that Indians had to deal with, and how they dealt with it. The book is far more complex than the movie, showing a wider variation of characters facing different situations.

In the movie there is Victor, the main character, which tries to be the typical Indian, or maybe just a typical man. He shows just hate towards his father, who left Victor and his mother alone and fled to Phoenix. The picture Victor has about his father is that he was an alcoholic and always tried to talk with his fists.

On the other hand there is Thomas, th

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The book and the movie are great examples of how a man, or boy, tries to behave like a man that has no fear, no pain, no love, and does not need help. Both pieces prove that in all societies, men have this necessity to say: "everything is alright."

In the movie, Victor arrives to the place where his father ashes are and meets a woman named Suzy. Even though she said so many good things about his father and about things he was afraid of, Victor did not want to show any compassion for his father. It is like the story on Real Boys, Inside the World of Boys: Behind the Mask of Masculinity. Victor was hiding behind this mask so he would not show his emotions. However, after the accident, he began to think about his father. He understood that no one could be perfect and he finally saw that he really loved his father.

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