Uncovering Your Black Eyes
The film Smoke Signals is in fact a Native American coming-of-age story, but can also be related to the African American bildüngsroman . The film shows the viewer how the protagonist is handed all kinds of burdens and issues of pain, to himself and his people. Throughout the film you see how the main character Victor, learns to how to deal with the issues one at a time. You see him grow, and become more mature in his views. Relating him to the bildüngsroman makes it easier for the viewer to see these changes. Out of the seven emergence the ones that fit Victor and his friend Thomas are; the character engage in some form of artistic production. Protagonists reflect on world around them. Protagonists turn inward and reflect upon themselves, and protagonists engage in the project of self-fashioning. The main character Victor has had some serious issues in his life. From a very young age he has had to deal with his father’s drinking, leading to his disappearance. Victory is a angry child seeking answers to his long lost questions. He looks around and sees the reservation that has been given to his people, and he is angry. Angry for what has happened to his people, angry for what has happened to
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Approximate Word count = 1818
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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