What It Means To Say Phoenix Arizona

In modern times, Native Americans are often overlooked and even looked down upon. In “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”, the author writes about the life of one particular Native American. Overall, the story is about Victor Joseph, the protagonist, and his personal growth throughout the duration of his life and life struggles. In the beginning, it is said that Victor’s father leaves his family. This conflict really had a long term effect on Victor and also on Thomas Builds-the-Fire, another main character. All in all, Sherman Alexie displays the use of flashbacks and personal conflicts to build the main plot.

In the story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” there was a man named Victor. In the beginning of the story Victor had lost his job and he also found out that he lost his father due to a heart attack in Phoenix, Arizona. Victor and his father hadn’t spoke to his father for a few years but he still felt the pain of his death because that was his father. Victor had very little money with no car and his family was poor also. Victor father had a savings account waiting to be claimed and he needed a way to get to Phoenix. Victor then went to the Tribal Council and asked for some money they could only afford to give him hundred dollars and so he took it. While Victor stood in line he seen Thomas Builds-the-Fire talking to himself Thomas

In the story “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona” by Sherman Alexie, the pn;y main characters,Victor and Thomas Builds-the-Fire, had affected each other in some way. The question is, who was a the deepest impact? I believe Victor was more effect to the reader and his friend.Victor applied a ungrateful start, then later on was aware of what was given to him.He shows it when he had received the news when his father had passed away.

Sherman Alexie’s short story” This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” describes the journey of Victor to retrieve his father’s ashes in Arizona. Accompanying Victor on his heart filled journey, will be Thomas Builds-the-Fire. Thomas only agrees to help Victor because of a promise he made to Victor’s father at the age of thirteen. Despite the rocky relationship they’ve had in the past, the short story provides cultural context of how Native Americans can be greatly affected by poverty. Alexie’s story supports how the setting influences Victor and Thomas on their journey. Furthermore, Victor and Thomas’s actions were influenced by growing up in a Native American culture, and traveling in a different

Plato’s philosophical writing, “Allegory of the Cave,” discusses the plight of trapped individuals that cease to see light in an otherwise dark environment. Sherman Alexie’s “This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona” details a struggling young man coping with the loss of his distant father. With the loss of his father, Victor finds himself trapped and begins spiraling down a dark path. Plato’s writing provides a philosophical abstract to relate Victor’s enlightening.

Sherman J. Alexie’s “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” has multiple interconnecting themes and symbolic ideas throughout his story. Alexie’s story can be simplified as the death of a father changed his son’s life. However, it is more complex than that throughout the story. There are hidden connections all through Alexie’s work. One hidden connection is the character Thomas Builds-the-fire. Thomas is Victor’s childhood friend, and is the reservations goofball, storyteller. Thomas plays a much larger role in Victor’s life than just a childhood friend. Thomas Builds-The-Fire is Victor’s spirit guide, and knew Victor’s life will change as along he visits Phoenix, Arizona to acquire is father’s ashes.

Alexie’s story “This is What it means to Say Phoenix Arizona” is about the journey of two characters that have similar backgrounds but have two different outlooks on the world that surrounds them. Vince the protagonist of the story is able discover his flaws as a person, renewed friendship with a person who he Pushed away, and correct some of those flaws he discovered. The interactions between these two characters relate to some real life issues that Alexie has experienced. Issues include having trouble identifying ones cultural identity, dealing with a painful issue and improving oneself. Alexie discreetly reflected these issues in his short story making it feel natural and not forced. Having these characters deal with issues that actual Native

Sherman Alexie uses a narrative point of view in his short story This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona. Sherman is a third-person limited narrator who narrates the story. This technique allows the characters of Victor and Thomas to reveal their personal thoughts with each other through conversations. The reader learns about Victor and Thomas Builds-the Fire through their words; past and current interactions; and, outsider reactions. In the short story the narrator reveals more about Victor because we are able to see his thoughts. The author builds a tapestry of stories in between the plot where the reader gets to learn about Victor’s and Thomas’ relationship. The narrator tells the story with only Victor's feelings. The audience learns

When I came to the Arizona, the weather is really different from my hometown, in my hometown the weather is wet in whole year, but here is dry and I like it. In the Arizona the landscape is also different from my hometown, because in China I never see the dessert is a special experience in my life, and I feel really excited. In the campus, the first impression is fantastic, the scale of the campus is unbelievable big, all the things in my eyes are interesting, I think I will like my new university life. In the new place, I think all the things are challenge for me, I not only afraid, but also interested in these lifestyle. For example, the dorm life, I never have in the past, in especial, my roommate who come from Germany, and we both like

In “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix,Arizona “ the character “Victor” is brought in the story as a poor indian boy who just lost his father and is on a rough edge and is on a mission to get his father's savings and once Thomas Builds-the-Fire is introduced in the story describing victor's childhood life and stories of victor by describing his dark story of victor's childhood to showing his sweet heart.

In this tremendous story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”, Alexie Sherman enlighten us on the unexpected events that can happen in life at any giving moment. These events can transpire at the most unpleasant time, when everything that is going on becomes unbearable and tough to deal with. In the story Victor loses his job and receives news that his father passed away. Unfortunately, he does not have enough money for a plane ticket therefor Victor faces obstacles in his way until he runs into an old friend and gives him the money for a plane ticket.

What part of a story makes the reader interested in that specific piece of literature? It could be many things such as, the plot, the characters, the themes, etc... In This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona, the story shows no lack and every part of it is of a unique interest to the reader. For some stories, one wishes they could write about every aspect they discovered as they were reading. In this story, Thomas tells stories to give people in the reservation hope.

The character Victor from “This It What It Means To Say Phoenix,Arizona” by Sherman Alexie goes through many struggles in order to travel to Arizona to pick up his father's ashes from Washington where he lives. Victor was not in a good economical position, neither was the rest of his family. When his father dies Victor has to go down to Phoenix to take care of all the arrangements needed, but he didn't have enough money so he decides to call the Tribal Council, but what the Tribal Council offered him was not enough to cover all his needs. Victor then accepts help from his childhood friend Thomas who was weird and no one talked to him. Throughout the rest of the play, Victor and Thomas go through many adventures together in order to get the

The city I am going to be choosing for this assignment is Phoenix, Arizona. I chose this city, because I am more familiar with phoenix, having living here for over ten years. Phoenix is the capital of Arizona, which is located in the southwestern of the United States. The city was settled in 1867 and incorporated as a city in 1881. According to the City of Phoenix website, Phoenix is “one of the fastest growing city in the nation with over one million residents, making it the fifth most populous city in the country” (2017). The city of Phoenix is well known for its extremely hot and long summers. A study conducted by the University of California Berkeley, ranks metropolitan regions by their overall resilience capacity. The institute of

“Young Goodman brown”, “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” and “Happy endings” are three interesting short stories with different approaches to narration.