Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven Essay

Imagine a world without hope, diversity, uniqueness, heroes and role models. Everybody would have the same height, shape, voice, skin color, eye color, hair color, clothes, job, interests and so on. They would most likely live in the same type of home, own the same things, speak the same language and eat the same food. If a person tried to be unique, the society would try to drag that person down to society’s hopeless status. Personally, I couldn’t stand a minute in a world like that. Unfortunately, worlds like these exist. In Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven, Alexie writes about a typical Indian reservation in the United States without hope, diversity, uniqueness, heroes and role models. A large majority of the Native American population are hopelessly drinking their lives away with alcohol because they feel no reason and inspiration to live a better life. In this case, the need for role models and heroes becomes greate r because these Native Americans do not see a way to improve their lives. I am happy to say that I am fortunate to be living in a society full of heroes and role models with diversity and uniqueness. Role models and heroes are important to society because they motivate us to strive towards a goal, and inspire us to live better and happier lives. Society moves when it has a goal to strive for. When I was eleven years old, I was just like the Indians on the Indian Reservation. I didn’t have any sort of in...