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Thomas doesnt know everything but he did know that his dad did bad things but was still a good person.

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When the drunk driver alleges that Victor assaulted him whilst he was "drunk" and the wife tries to defend Victor, she tells him that she thinks the police aren't going to believe her. She says this because two common stereotypes of Native Americans are that they drink often and are "mean".

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That his dad was a bad guy

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Victor is trying to prove he's not like his dad.

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He's trying to prove he's better than his father

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Victor is trying to show hat he wouldn't just always leave like his father

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to prove his dads not all bad

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What is Victor trying to prove?

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Forged by Fire?

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Does Thomas know?

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Victor goes through a physical change by cutting his hair but he changes on a much deeper level than that as well. I think Victor begins to have a deeper realization as to why his father was the way that he was and why, in turn, that made him who he was. In that sense, i think he becomes more sensitive. He apologizes to Thomas and that could possibly be the fist time he's actually felt "sorry" for anyone other than himself.

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He still carried the guilt around about starting the fire

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he left because he couldnt live with the fact that he started the fire

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Arnold left because he was the one that started the fire and couldn't live there knowing he was the one that did that

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victor finding out that his dad started the fire, he left because he couldn't handle the fact that he started the fire

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Because he started the fire and couldn't with the fact he killed Thomas parents.

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Arnold left because he started the fire and felt guilty about it

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He started the fire and couldn live with it. He resorted to drinking and it tore his family apart so he left due to guilt

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What is the Climax? Why did Arnold leave?

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An athlete

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an athlete

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The Climax is Victor finding out from Susie what really happened the night of the house fire and that his dad really left solely out of guilt and regret.

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An olympic athlete

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he was a very talented athlete

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He was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist.

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he was an athlete and and gold medalist in the olympic games

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Jim Thorpe is an olympic gold medalist.

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"it was the indians vs. the christians"

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He left because he couldnt deal with have starting the fire.

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A Jesuit is a priest. What is the moral of this "story"?

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The Fry bread story seems like a biblical reference

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all the stories thomas told was about victors dad

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Who is Jim Thorpe?

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"I wish we'd been this organized when Columbus landed..." -Allusion/sarcasm

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All the stories Thomas tells are about Victor's dad

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This story shares themes with multiple other stories.

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All of his stories almost all relate to Victors dad

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He has told multiple stories about Victors parents

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he compared his dad to a character in a movie

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This story shares themes with another story? Or many stories?

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When Arlene splits the fry bread in half it's sort of like when Buffalo Bull gives Coyote one of his bulls to eat the fat off of. Rationing the amount of foods in both stories shows  the theme of being grateful for what you're given.

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comparing victors dad to another character

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he doesnt have to be so angry

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He was comparing Victor's dad to a character from a movie

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Thomas compares Victor's dad to a person from a movie

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THomas makes an allusion referencing Charles Bronson

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All the stories told about victors family.

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There are allusions to pop culture of the time period

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References Charles Bronson

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The allusion is Thomas comparing victor's dad to a character from a movie.

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Allusions?

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is comparing the dad of victor to a person in a movie

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Thomas alludes to a movie character by comparing Victor's dad to him.

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Comparing his dad to a guy in a movie.

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They're comparing Victor's dad to someone from a TV show or movie.

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hes forgiving

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He's realized that he doesn't have to be so angry all the time

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victor realizes the way he thought about things and how it was wrong

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Victor felt better about his dad

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He has gotten nicer

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How has Victor changed?

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His warrior look does work sometimes

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I think in a way Victor has forgiven his dad, by the way he tells the officer "yes, that's my father."

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Wha

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Victor cut his hair to show how he changed

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Victor cut his hair because he was ashamed oh his father

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Please answer a question for credit

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Victorś dad started the fire

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maybe to show an end to something.

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Victors dad was drunk on the 4th of july and accidentaly set the house on fire

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Suzy telling him about his dad started the fire

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I think it is a sign of respect after death

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Victor seems to let go a lot of hate towards Thomas and seems to have a better understanding of who he is and who his father was

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the climax is the the point of conflict

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He cut his hair as a way to show he's changing

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Victor's changing

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Victor's dad kept a picture of Victo

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Why the hair cutting

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victor finds out his dad started the fire

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IT is the highest point in the story

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His dad kept a picture of his family in his wallet

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Victors dad started the fire that killed Thomas' parents

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Kendra: Victors dad started the fire

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His dad starting the fire

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What is the climax ?

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they want to win against the white men

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It's 2on2 basketball everyone wants to win

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victor kinda gets jealous when thomas talks about his dad

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he finds out that his dad started the fire that killed Thomas's family

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because it was game of religion but it was more of a wars

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it was the opposite religion

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That victor dads was the one that killed Thomas parents and he was the one that stared fire and it was an accndnet

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Indians vs. the Christians