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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Victor In the very first sentence of Sherman Alexie ’s "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚" you can assume that the main character‚ Victor‚ is facing a hard life. Not only did he lose his job‚ he also lost his father to a heart attack the same day. The story tells the journey of Victor and an old friend‚ Thomas Builds-the-Fire‚ traveling to Phoenix to pick up his father ’s ashes‚ pickup truck‚ and money from his savings account. Victor did not have any money and neither did anyone else
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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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The character Victor from “This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” explains how he received news that his father is dead and that he has money he can clam‚ but in order to get the money he must go to Arizona. To collect the money and the car also his childhood best friend Thomas buildsthe-fire wants to go along with him. Victor seeks the death of his true friendship with thomas buildsthe-fire. Victor and thomas were best friends since childhood and as they grew older they got the more separate
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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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The short story ’This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚’ has various locations or settings. These include different locations on the reservation‚ the airplane‚ the trailer in Phoenix‚ and the long road through Nevada. Do these settings have any influence on the character actions? To further understand how each of the different settings affects the story’s plot we can look at each individual location in detail. As we read the book we are left to wonder if the characters are led to act as they
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Some authors use imagery to describe in great detail each aspect of their work‚ some authors choose to use the bare minimum. Imagery plays a role in Alexie’s “This Is What It Means To Say.” The imagery used in this short story describes situations that the characters are in. Alexie‚ for the most part‚ keeps his imagery simple. However‚ at certain points in the story he implicates imagery in order to emphasize important points throughout the story. He uses imagery to show the readers who the characters
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