Question

refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. in "this is what it means to say phoenix, arizona," how does the flashback to the meeting between victor's father and thomas in spokane contribute to the story?

Answer 1

The flashback adds a sense of surprise because it allows the reader to see that Victor's father is a good person.

We can arrive at this answer because:

• The story presents Victor's father as a controversial person.
• During the reading, we learn that Victor's father left home when he was just a baby.
• This makes the reader interpret Victor's father as an irresponsible man who abandoned his son.
• However, through the Flashback, we can see that Victor's father left the house to find food so that Victor wouldn't feel hungry.
• He wanted to give Victor a better life and that was not possible in the village where they lived.

With this, the flashback shows that Victor's father had a good heart and that he was a devoted father to his son.

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