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Thomas In This Is What It Mean To Say Phoenix Arizona

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The character Thomas from This Is What It Mean To Say Phoenix Arizona by Sherman Alexie .Thomas is a indian boy that is the same age as victor they live in the same place but never talk to each other it been so many years.I characterize Thomas as a storyteller h he talks a lot but nobody listen to him they call him Thomas Builds -the-fire he jokes around but people think he's weird . Thomas is like a storyteller mostly nobody would listen to him , because he repeat the story over and over again and nobody would even talk to him he be all alone just talking to himself and he mostly will know it all but people just won't talk to him . for example “all of the other Indians stare surprise that Victor was even talking to thomas.nobody would talk to Thomas because of hi told the same damn story over and over again “. these illustrate that anying the people because of his story and he talks alone nobody would talk or …show more content…

Victor just wave at him they know each other since they were little they have the same age . When thomas make people laugh by the way he do stuff and mostly the story has memory about both of them when they were kids .”Thomas grabbe at his leg and tried to pull it up in the same position as the gymnast he couldn't even come closer. Which made victor and the gymnastic laugh “. This conclude about he wanting attention or someone to just listen to him for him to share his story to not be left out .However both Victor and Thomas friendship end it have been so long hat they have not talk

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