Smoke Signals

The movie Smoke Signals is based on the stories of the Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in Heaven. The characters in the movie are similar to the ones in the book. They both share the same characteristics. The movie and the book are similar the way they are put together.

The movie adapts to the book written by Alexie Sherman. The movie was made based on certain stories in the book. The story, "My Father Always Said He was the Only Indian to see Jimi Hendrix Play," was the story that the movie was related too. It focused on the relationship between Victor and his father. Victor and Thomas both had the same opinion on Victors father. Towards the end of the movie Victor began to relate to his father. Victor and Thomas both have strong opinions. When they were in the car driving, they both had opinions about their Victors father. They both agreed that he was not such a good man. They realized that they were being rude and stubborn about the situation.

The book and the movie were both very similar. The characteristics of Victor and Thomas are similar as well. The book says that being Native American in the United States is tough. It is hard for them to be accepted by other people. The movie says that the Native Americans are good people and good outlooks on life. Although the live different lives, they are still good people.

Snowbanks North of the House

This poem was very interesting. It described how a father looses his son and he seperates from his wife. The man goes through hardship and tries to find a way to get through.
One line I chose was, "And the father grieves for his son, and will not leave the room where the coffin stands." This is a very powerful line because it describes the relationship the man had with his son. He can't accept the fact that his kid has died and does not want to leave. It is a tough time the father is going through. Another line i chose was, he turns away from his wife, and she sleeps alone." I thought the line meant that the man left is wife and he tries to move on with his life.
I thought the tone of the poem was sorrow. The father has to see his kid die and he leaves his wife. The father has to deal with the sorrow that is going on in his life at the moment.

Using Imagery in Didactic Literature

The stories, "The Zen Parables," "Taoist Anecdotes," and "Confucius Analects" describe ways to show acts of kindness and teach morals to pass on to others.
In "The Zen Parables," the story "The Thief Who Became a Disciple" teaches a moral lesson of kindness. The man came into Shichiri's house to steal money and he allowed him. The thief was then caught and Shichiri dropped the charges against him. Most people would have the thief arrested but he let him go because he thanked him. This showed Shichiri was very forgiving. He let the man have the money even though he stole it from him. This shows an act of kindness and a forgiving attitude by Shichiri. The imagery used was the robber. Even though he stole the money, Shichiri allowed him to take it because he thanked him.
In the "Missing Axe" of the Taoist anecdotes, a boy is accused of stealing an axe from a man. The man assumes he stole it without even asking him if he did. The lesson learned from this anecdote is don't jump to conclusions before you get your facts straight. The man had no idea if the boy took his axe, he just assumed it. This teaches us not to judge people before we get to know them. The imagery used was the man. The man is seen as someone who judges people to soon.
The first paragraph of the "Confucius Analects" tells people how to follow morality. "He who rules by moral force is like a polestar" is a great quote. It describes how people who act as a leader are the great people in society. The people who do not lead others will remain followers. The paragraph tells us to go out and teach people the morals we are taught. The imagery used is the polestar, or North Star. The star is used to show the people who are leaders and go and practice their morals in everyday life.