This It What It Means To Say Phoenix Arizona Analysis

In the story “This It What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona” by Sherman Alexie, there is a character named Thomas. Tomas is an Native American man with ratty old braids and broken teeth. Throughout the story Thomas helps an old friend named Victor get to a certain place to handle business by giving him money and along the way the make mends. Thomas is a generous and traditional man who has no friends nor family. Thomas is very altruistic towards Victor when he noticed that he is going through a hard time and needs money to go pick up his dad's ashes. Thomas offers Victor the money to help him out, as shown on page two where he told Victor, “I can lend you the money you need” even though over the years they lost their friendship.By lending