Omniscient Point of View in “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona
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 his readers about the actions of his character; He exposes Victor and Thomas Builds-the-Fire as opposite twins and inseparable soul mates of awareness in his journey on his path to maturity (Blewster). His narrative portrays Victor as a reckless individual and elucidates Thomas Builds-the-Fire as the voice of conscience, an individual capable of coping with his condition as the storyteller and warlock of his reservation. The author’s point of view uses Victor as one of his characters in the story to whom he relates when he struggles to discover his purpose in life. At the same time, he uses a limited Omniscient point of view to identify himself with Thomas Builds-the-Fire as a mature and successful writer who has the capability to accept his past and who is capable to blend into American society without losing his heritage as a Native American (Blewster)
Through his omniscient point of view, Sherman Alexie approaches his audience embracing three important topics in his short story. First, the author illustrates through his narrative the socio-economic conditions that in the present time continue to affect thousands of Native Americans through-out Indian American reservations in the United States. Second, he allows his audience to relate Victor’s personage with himself by describing places, experiences and characters that were part of his real life in his younger years as a teenager. Finally by using victor’s negative behavior, the author highlights and
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 his readers about the actions of his character; He exposes Victor and Thomas Builds-the-Fire as opposite twins and inseparable soul mates of awareness in his journey on his path to maturity (Blewster). His narrative portrays Victor as a reckless individual and elucidates Thomas Builds-the-Fire as the voice of conscience, an individual capable of coping with his condition as the storyteller and warlock of his reservation. The author’s point of view uses Victor as one of his characters in the story to whom he relates when he struggles to discover his purpose in life. At the same time, he uses a limited Omniscient point of view to identify himself with Thomas Builds-the-Fire as a mature and successful writer who has the capability to accept his past and who is capable to blend into American society without losing his heritage as a Native American (Blewster)
Through his omniscient point of view, Sherman Alexie approaches his audience embracing three important topics in his short story. First, the author illustrates through his narrative the socio-economic conditions that in the present time continue to affect thousands of Native Americans through-out Indian American reservations in the United States. Second, he allows his audience to relate Victor’s personage with himself by describing places, experiences and characters that were part of his real life in his younger years as a teenager. Finally by using victor’s negative behavior, the author highlights and