This is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona
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A writer is like a pearl. The writer is frustrated in society and with society, eventually using the frustration to polish stories as a pearl is formed and polished from irritants. In ôThis Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona,ö Sherman Alexie illustrates such a process in the character of Thomas Builds-the-Fire. Thomas has no close relationships with others in town. He relies upon his stories to provide him with an identity. His stories represent not just how he defines himself but also how he views others and community. His relationship with Victor is temporary, lasting the duration of the time it takes them to retrieve VictorÆs dead father from Phoenix, Arizona. However, we see that this relationship is a metaphor for the relationship between a storyteller and society.We see early in the story that Thomas Builds-the-Fire is a storyteller who remains apart from society because of the stories that so define him. Victor ôwatched Thomas Builds-the-Fire standing near the magazine rack, talking to himself. Like he always did. Thomas was a sto
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)
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