In the short story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona” written by Sherman Alexie‚ there is a character named Thomas Builds-the-Fire who is considered an outcast in his community. The story starts out with Victor who you would assume is facing some hard times losing his job and having his father pass away. After finding out about his father’s death‚ Victor has to go to Phoenix‚ Arizona to pick up his father’s ashes‚ pickup truck and money from his saving. Unfortunately‚ Victor doesn’t have
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The short story of “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” by Sherman Alexie shows the value of a true friendship. A true friend is the one who doesn’t have to physically be by your side the whole time. He can stand aside‚ awaits for your trouble‚ and lends you a hand. A true friend doesn’t care how the world sees him‚ he cares only how his “best” friend view of him. The true friend in this story is Thomas Builds-the-Fire. The story goes back and forth with the present and the past to
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In Sherman Alexie’s “This is what it means to say Phoenix‚ Arizona” a man named Victor finds out that his father has passed away. Being next of kin‚ Victor is responsible for gathering his father’s assets together‚ which requires him to make an out of town trip. In order to accomplish this Victor needs help. This help comes from the town outcast‚ Thomas Builds-the Fire. Victor and Thomas were childhood best friends but as they grew older‚ Victor turned his back on the one that always looked out
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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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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 with most individuals
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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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Omniscient Point of view in “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” The story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” by Sherman Alexie is a fictional narrative that reflects his experiences during his past and present life. The author allows the audience to become the social media that critiques his life when he evokes important episodes of his life through Victor and Thomas Builds-the-Fire liveliness. In this process‚ Sherman Alexis uses his omniscient point of view to tell
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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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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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