Smoke Signals Film Analysis Report

Summary and Analysis

Thomas and Victor were main character of Smoke Signal and they were Native American. Victor’s father was like to drink alcohol and play with friends. He used to like to drink everyday and his wife interrupted him and he got upset and left his home. And then he has not come back. But, there has one more reason why he left his home. When Victor and Thomas were baby, Victor’s father did firework at the midnight while he is drunken. Unfortunately, because of his firework Thomas’s house was burn. And Thomas’s father is died after he throws Thomas out of the window. And Victor’s father got the baby. But, he always thought that Thomas’s father’s dead is his fault. So he has to leave the town.

After Victor and Thomas were growing up, Victor’s mother got a phone call that Victor’s father was die. And Victor and Thomas were trying to go to get the bones. They took the bus and walk several days. Finally, they arrived a house where Victor’s bone is. And they talked with a woman who living in the house. The woman was loved Victor’s father and she told Victor about his anxious and his regret. Victor heard the story of his father and went to back to his hometown. He thought his father was not a only like drinking alcohol. His father was really caring about his family. Victor knew the truth and the love of his father.

Relation to Case Study

In the “Smoke Signal” the main characters are Native American. They felt racism in the bus and somewhere in the movie. Because of they are Indian, the bus’s people’s attention were quite not good. The people’s eyes were looks like looking a stranger or beggar. Also, they have stolen their chair from an American while they went to restroom. In the chapter 10, the attention of students to look the Francine and Tony couple was quite not good. I think, there could have much racism anywhere in the whole world.

Reaction to Film

I was really moving on this movie. This movie was the best movie which I have seen movies since I came to Kutztown University. There speech was very easy to understand. Their speech was very easy to understand, there also has a moral. In my opinion, the moral is feel happy when you with your family together. Victor knew the truth of father and his love. He thought the only reason that his father left is alcohol. But that wasn’t. He was feeling sorry for their family and Thomas’s family. He couldn’t live in the town with his crime even that was an accident. But he couldn’t accept it. I think, the movie was very great. I want to watch a movie something like this in the next time.

Chapter 10 - Racism - Case Study Report

1.Statement of the Problem

A.Definition: Some of students are hate Francine and Tony’s relationship.
B.Analysis: Because the couple is relationship of black and white. So other white students do not like this.

2.Suggestion of Possible Solutions

A.Solution 1: They should be together what other student’s behavior and excitement.
B.Solution 2: They should break up their relationship.
C.Solution 3: They should call to school security or police.

3.Evaluation of Possible Solutions

A.Solution1
(1)Advantages: If they really want to be together, then, they should be together. That is love and happiness.
(2)Disadvantages: It is probably very dangerous. They could get injured by some students. Because, the other students are often yelled to them with informal ways and sometimes, they slashed Francine’s car’s tire.

B.Solution 2

(1)Advantages: They will not get any injure anymore. Both of them will safe. In the security side is good.
(2)Disadvantages: If they really do not want to break up, that is tragedy. They could not keep their love. Because of some of students who has a racism.

C.Solution 3

(1)Advantages: They would not get any injure and stress for other students. They will safe.
(2)Disadvantages: If the students, get punish or arrest by police or school security, then after the period of the punishment, they will get very serious attack by them. It will probably very dangerous.

4.Selection of a Solution

A.Choice: I choose solution 2.

B.Justification: If they break up, then they would not get any injure or stress anymore. If they do not have a deep relationship, then it is good time to consider their relationship to break up. But, if they really love each other, they could date other side of the school or I could break up during the period of the university. Then, they can love after the graduation of the university. The most important thing is their safety.

Chapter 12 Voca

Voca: culture shock
Definition: a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or foreign social and cultural environment
Example: I got a culture shock after I came to the United States.

Voca: customs
Definition: Sociology. a group pattern of habitual activity usually transmitted from one generation to another
Example: Shaking hands in the meeting is a traditional custom.

Voca: thrilled
Definition: to affect one with a wave of emotion or excitement
Example: I thrilled after I watched the movie.

Chapter 9 Voca

Voca: accuse
Definition: to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually fol. by of): He accused him of murder
Example: He accuse a person as a murderer.

Voca: allegation
Definition: an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which the party then undertakes to prove
Example: There has no allegation to prove that.

Voca: bucks
Definition: An amount of money: working overtime to make an extra buck
Example: Just give me 20 bucks.

Chapter 4 Voca

Voca: apologize
Definition: to offer an apology or excuse for some fault,insult,failure,injury
Example: I apologized to the professor about my plagiarism.

Voca: on time
Definition: at the appointed time,punctually
Example: I should come to class on time.


Voca: depressing
Definition: to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits,deject,dispirit.
Example: I'm depressing today because of my mid term grade.