There are countless stereotypes that are placed on Native Americans, some positive, but some are negative. In the article, “Stereotyping American Indians”, Danchevskaya gives many examples of stereotypes on American Indians. She not only lists these stereotypes, but she also explains where and why they originated. The first stereotype that Danchevskaya states is that American Indians are looked at as the “cruel warrior” and “noble savage.” She explains that these stereotypes came from the Europeans. Europeans put this stereotype on the Native Americans because they resisted European expansion in America. The traditional “cowboys and Indians” stereotype is incorrect as well. In fact, most Native Americans were cowboys in the west (Dr. Vollan). …show more content…
In this movie, The Lone Ranger is not displayed as the strong, masculine, Godlike character like what was shown in the 1950’s TV show. Throughout the film, Tonto and the Lone Ranger share the white horse, which is not seen in the 1950 film. A clip in the 2013 movie shows that it is in fact Tonto that is the masculine character. After a family’s farm was raided by Butch and his associates, John accuses the Native Americans. He approaches Tonto from behind, but Tonto takes him down and explains that it was Butch’s men. This scene shows that the Lone Ranger is far from the 1950 portrayal. Two more scenes that prove Tonto rules over the Lone Ranger is when they have an encounter with one of Butch’s men. The Lone Ranger says, “I will let the Indian do what he wants to you.” If the Lone Ranger was the masculine character he is supposed to be, he would be the one calling the moves, as well as torturing the outlaws. The second scene is after escaping the burning barn, the Lone Ranger aims a gun at the outlaws, and he says to Tonto, “I have not fired a gun in nine years.” After he says this, Tonto throws his knife at the outlaw, leaving him dead. These scenes show that the 2013 movie revolves around Tonto, not the Lone Ranger. So why might this