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The Noble Savage in the 20th Century Fiction

with the arrival of television, into film an TV series ­ Tonto in The Lone Ranger (1949-1957), Pochahontas (1995) and Nobody in Dead Man (1995). Pop culture has defined the noble savage as a mentor to the modern man, a guide to the spiritual world and to the ways of the nature. In order to qualify as a mentor the character must give us a different perspective on what we are used to experiencing. A savage is perfect for the roll ­ alien traditions, differing appereances, different common knowledge and wisdom. He is something nobody has ever seen. He raises interest in the hero and in the consumer. 20th century literature and film has projected these traits to not only exotic beings but also to every mentor we see in pop culture. A guide in today's story does not have to be a native of a completely different civilization but has to preserve its strange and alien nature. He is a