Information is based on reading of 3 short stories.In addition; you had to relate this to a common event taken from some form of current media. Short stories read were; Sherman, Alexie. This is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona, Fiction 100 An Anthology of Short
Fiction, New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 2004, (11-19)
King, Stephen. The Man in the Black Suit, Fiction 100 An Anthology of Short
Fiction, New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 2004, (832-847)
Walker, Alice. To Hell with Dying, Fiction 100 An Anthology of Short
Fiction, New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 2004, (1302-1306)
From staff and wire reports. Lincoln woman has not heard from son, Lincoln Journal Star, Tuesday, Dec 28, 2004, (Cover)
27 December 2004
The characters in a story usually are a parallel to the writers life or view of life.
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This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona
"Victor's mother was as poor as he was, and the rest of the family didn't have any use at all for him."
Sherman Alexie
Reading and talking about "Why War is Never a Good...
Sherman Alexie at the Texas Book Festival, Austin,...(Sherman 11) The author (Sherman Alexie) describes Victor as being very poor and un-liked by those around him. Victor was living on a reservation and had no money, nor did others around him that he knew. Having a lot of friends was not considered to be one of Victor's strengths. When describing the character and putting these two descriptors together a picture of Victors self esteem, presence and respect from the tribal community can be seen. It this the viewpoint from the author or one which he wants to create for you?
"Thomas was a story teller that nobody wanted to listen to" (Sherman 12). The author describes Thomas as a story teller which is a loner with few friends. This comes to play in the story line by use of...