Homework for 4/1/08

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.

The historical and cultural context of this story is that it is based in an urban area of Seattle, set in modern times. This story was written in the 1990s, so its pretty familiar, I was alive then, and it was not that long ago. I have never lived in a big city, except for Columbia now. I have never lived in a shady urban area either though.

The narrator references his ethnicity, and the area he grew up in, and the people there many times in this story and they are very significant. From "7-11" to "one of those Indians who was supposed to make it" you get insight into the area and the main character.

I think if I looked up information about Seattle or modern day Indians and Reservations I would have a better understanding of the story and the narrator.