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Who said that a book can not become a great movie? If that is true, then that point was definitely shattered by Sherman Alexie. Alexie is the author of Reservation Blues, and with his aid, his book was turned into a movie which was called Smoke Signals. Reservation Blues and Smoke Signals can be viewed as the “Ying” and the “Yang”. With many similarities and a few differences between the two, Reservation Blues and Smoke Signals have a parallel connection which makes it a must to read the book and view the movie to have a sense of total understanding and completion. With more details in Reservation Blues, Smoke Signals surely did not lag behind with the basic message and theme, even though there were other numerous minor themes for the two together and separately. The main theme between Reservation Blues and Smoke Signals is that even though problems may occur, one must overcome the adversities to try and find out who they truly are and their purpose in life to become a better person. The biggest theme that shows up in the Smoke Signals and Reservation Blues is the thought and feeling of being abanded. In Smoke Signals Victor unquestionably felt abanded by his father Arnold. He wanted his father to be with him and