This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix Arizona Character Analysis

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The character Thomas in the story ‘This is what it means to say Phoenix,Arizona’ is shown as a wise,helpful,forgiving and over all a extraordinary person.In this story there's two main characters,their is Victor who is the primary character and he is the one the whole story is based on,then there's Thomas who is a old friend of Victor’s,he helps victor throughout the way of his journey to Phoenix and back.Victor's dad passed away that's why they get into this adventure because he needs help and Thomas helps by loaning him money and the company to go to the funeral.Thomas is the character that mostly catches readers attention because of his storytelling and his extraordinary way of thinking.In other words Thomas Buildsthe-Fire is portrayed as

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