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    forgetting history of themselves becoming people living in the present as well as writing their own history‚ while others bass in the pass‚ never forgetting where they came from and who they are. The same happened in “This is What it means to say Phoenix Arizona”‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the story followed two men who traveled to retrieve the remains of a deceased one while learning more about themselves and their culture. Victor and Thomas Builds-The-Fire are the two main characters that are both Native

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    Lorisa Qumawunu June 7‚ 2013 English 102 Essay #1(revision) “This Is What It Means to Say PhoenixArizona” In the short story‚ “This is What It Means to Say PhoenixArizona”‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ I looked at two characters: Thomas and Victor. Thomas Builds-the-Fire is a storyteller on a reservation who everyone ignores because they think he is crazy. Victor on the other hand is a guy who would not dare be seen talking to Thomas. Thomas knows that Victor is in

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    contempt towards Thomas. Almost at the finish of the story “This is What it Means to Say PhoenixArizona”‚ Sherman Alexie portrays Victor as being kind and friendly to Thomas. Victor feels the urge that he owes something to Thomas and ends up offering to Mr. Builds-the-Fire the precious ash remains of his recently deceased father. As kind as he was to do that‚ Victor immediately afterwards talks to Thomas in an underlying mean way. Thomas graciously turns down Victor’s offer‚ and in the process

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    What Does It Mean To Say PhoenixArizona. For Victor to say PhoenixArizona can draw a lot of emotion. His father had passed away from a heart attack and wasn’t found until a week later. He hadn’t seen his father for many years. The only communication was by phone maybe once or twice. On top of that‚ Victor had lost his job at the BIA. He was not financially stable to go to Phoenix to pick up his dad so he contacted the Tribal Affairs. The council was only allowed to provide him with a

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    Angela Smith Mrs. Black Engl. 1102 January 31 2014 Plot “This is what it means to say PhoenixArizona” “This is what it means to say PhoenixArizona” by Sherman Alexie is about the life struggles of two American Indians named Victor and Thomas Builds-the-Fire. Victor‚the protagonist‚ has not only lost his job but his father as well. With the aid of Thomas he will travel to collect his father’s remains and estate. This story is neatly structured in a standard plot line format‚ built

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    and alcohol and drug abuse. Starting at a very young age Alexie had overcome many obstacles as does his characters in his stories. In the short story‚ “This is What It Means to Say PhoenixArizona‚” the author Sherman Alexie shows the struggles of Native Americans in a white man’s world. To help us better understand these struggles‚ this paper will analyze the characters‚ theme and setting of this story. The characters of a story is what holds the audiences’ attention. It’s important a storyteller

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    The title of the story was This Is What It Means To Say PhoenixArizona was written by Sherman J. Alexie. The main character of the story was Victor‚ an employee of Indian Affairs‚ who lost his job same day his father died and his friend named Thomas‚ a childhood friend he meet after years. In the starting of the story Victor and his mom are not financially stable and Thomas helps him with the money. Thomas said‚ “I can lend you the money you need” (Line 24‚ Page 276)‚ this clarify that Thomas and

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    Hala Darayad ENG 212 Response paper #3 27 August 2016 “This is What it Mean to Say PhoenixArizona” The short story of‚ “This is What it Mean to Say PhoenixArizona” by Sherman Alexie is about a young man named Victor dealing with the tribulations of his father passing away and traveling to his father’s town to retrieve his old things‚ which includes his father’s pickup truck.‚ Victors old friend Thomas‚ whom he fought with in the past travels along with him. Victor had a rough relationship with

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    In the story “This It What It Means To Say PhoenixArizona” 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

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    Everyday Use by Alice Walker In the story of Everyday Use‚ is in first person narrator which is in the mother’s point of view. Telling the story in first person will allow the reader to get an inside perspective without much judgment. Ms. Johnson (mom) and Dee is the main conflict in the story. Dee wanted the precious quilts and quickly she realizes that she is not getting the precious quilts‚ she gets furious. Ms. Johnsons’ family is poor and the yard is part of what they call an “extended living

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