There are different kinds of friends out there in the world. I think that a good friend is someone helpful, respectful, and nice to the other person. All of these traits explain a good friendship. In addition,, a good friend is someone that won’t let you down. In the movie Smoke Signals, Thomas was a good friend because he always tried to help Victor. This movie was about Victor and Thomas going to Phoenix Arizona, to pick up the remains of Victor’s father. In the movie, Victor was the type of person who only cares about himself.
First, a good friend is someone that is helpful whatever the situation you’re in. Like in the movie, Thomas is a good friend because he knew that Victor needed help because he only had $40 dollars to go to Arizona to pick up his father’s remains. Thomas said, “Hey, Victor, if you want I could give you my personal savings.” Victor didn’t want to accept his money at first, but eventually he did and agreed to take Thomas with him. This shows Thomas was a good friend because being helpful means that when a friend needs help, you are next to them helping them as much as they need you.
Second, a good friend is someone that is respectful. Being respectful means not making fun of a person that cares for you a lot. Like in the movie, Victor always did a lot of bad things to Thomas and he still respects Victor the same way. However, Victor would always tell Thomas to shut up with his dumb stories. Thomas said, “We are Indians, we forgive one another.” Thomas was teaching a lot of new things to Victor like, for example, listen to yourself and care for others, but Victor didn’t realize this until he decided to grow up. Thomas is a good friend but Victor is not because he disrespects Thomas’ stories, Victor should be happy there is someone instead of his mom that cares for him like Thomas.
Third, a good friend is someone that is nice. A nice person is someone that cares for others, not only for themselves. For example, Thomas was so nice to Victor because Thomas gave his savings to Victor so he could go and pick up his father’s remains. Victor at first said, “I don’t need your money.” But then he realized that he did need the money so he decided to accept it. Thomas was a good friend because he was so nice to Victor, but only in the end of the movie did Victor realize that Thomas was right for caring for others, not only about themselves, which shows he was not a good friend.
In conclusion, Thomas and Victor are not a good example of a good friendship because, although they both went through a lot of things together, they never really showed the traits of a good friendship. However, Thomas and Victor learned from one another so maybe one day if they keep working at it they can be considered good friends. In my opinion, I think that both characters are going to have the chance to become best friend in the future because they learned from one another and they helped each other change for the better, but some people just need more time to change than ohter.
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