Otherness in a nutshell is a feeling like one does not fit in for any number of reasons. Race‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ religion and appearance are just a few of the reasons. This is felt throughout life from childhood to adulthood. When you are in school it may be something as silly as your brand of shoes‚ you may not have the cool ones because your parents cannot afford them‚ so you get made fun of. Then here you are as an adult and it may be the car you drive or neighborhood you live in that
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The relationships we see within Toni Morrison’s “Recitatif” and Sherman Alexie’s “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” are very complex‚ however‚ whether we’re examining a mother and daughter‚ or two childhood friends‚ it is clear our theme deals with the security and solidarity of relationships. Toni Morrison’s “Recitatif” depicts the complex relationships that two girls in foster care‚ Twyla and Roberta‚ have with their mothers. Twyla’s mother and Roberta’s mother share a tragic flaw
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aspects of life. Sherman alexie wrote the story What It Means To Say Phoenix‚ Arizona which was about two natives on a road trip to retrieve one of their fathers ashes and bonded during the trip. Louse Erdrich also wrote a story about two natives who took a road trip to bond named The Red Convertible. In both stories two natives lived on a preservation as kids. A key difference in stories was that Victor who was the main character from This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix‚ Arizona was broke along
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In Sherman Alexie’s short story‚ “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ we see a clear depiction of Otherness between the characters‚ Victor and Thomas-Builds-the-Fire. This story is about a boy named Victor‚ who recently lost his father to a heart-attack. Strapped for cash‚ he is forced to rely on the Tribal Council to fund the retrieval of his father’s remains in Phoenix. However‚ the council is unable to meet his request and due to financial constraints can only provide one hundred
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Reading Log: Alexie – “What Does It Mean to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” Time started reading: 5:27 Time ended reading: 5:45 Before Reading What do you already know about the author/story? I actually do not know anything about the author or story. I have not heard of either before. Notice the title: does it give you any ideas about what the story may be about? Based on the title‚ “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ I was not sure at first whether the story would be a bibliography of his
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Sometimes we believe that there aren’t any more kind and generous people in this world. When we ask people for help in a crisis and they do not follow through‚ it is those we least expected who jump in and lend a hand. It is only then that we see who our real friends are and get a different perspective on life. In the story‚ Victor lost his job‚ and then his father so he asked the tribal council for help. They only gave him $100‚ which would not even be enough for a flight ticket. It was Thomas Builds-the-Fire
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Fist/ight in Heaven‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the three short stories‚ "A Drug Called Tradition‚" "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚" and "The Trial of Thomas Builds-the-Fire‚" depict the Native American experience with their own cultural past through Thomas Builds-the-Fire. In "A Drug Called Tradition‚" Victor‚ Junior and Thomas volunteer themselves to the effects of magic mushrooms and go on a trip to Benjamin Lake. In "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizonao" Victor is refused
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Sherman Alexie Sherman Alexie was born in 1966 and raised on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. Although born with a severe case of hydrocephalus‚ he astonishingly recovered and learned to read at an early age. Alexie used his social rejection to concentrate on his studies. In 1985‚ he was awarded a scholarship to Gonzaga University where he regrettably began abusing alcohol. His college years can be described as depressing and inspiring. His alcoholism compelled him to convey his
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Sherman Alexie-native American of the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene nation. This story was adapted into a film “smoke signals. What topics does he address? Alexie address the death of Victors father‚ his relationship with Thomas Builds-the-Fire‚ How deep does he go? The story centers on Victor and his father who passed away recently‚ who he hadn’t had a close relationship for years‚ and spoke to him over the phone a few times. Victor has this “genetic pain‚ which was soon to be as real and immediate
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Compare & Contrast of Smoke Signals and This is what it means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona The stories of Smoke Signals and “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” are built around the same narrative with a few dissimilarities here and there. Smoke Signals is the film version based from the short story “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona.” Throughout the duration of the film there are recognizably a few alterations as compared with the short story; however‚ there are still a lot
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