Saint and Phoenix review

       Of the two stories I enjoyed reading the Phoenix story. Although both stories had good content, I can appreciate the meaning of the Phoenix story. This may be because the meaning is clearer than the saint story, whatever the case, I like how the meaning behind the Phoenix story was about listening to  Thomas's story. One of my favorite lines in the story is the line about the Indians taking care of one another. It almost seemed like Victor forgot about his own culture and the story that Thomas told, reminded Victor of who he was. And I think thats the point of the story. Its about how stories have something to offer everybody. I also really like the ending of the story. Thomas, who was always telling stories, was the one to preach about how nothing stops. When the story fades to black and the only thing left is silence a new story pops into his head.
      Now the second story is less clear. I think that the part about humility is very interesting. Humility in the bible is about being humble and people are brought to humility through a remembrance of sins. In the story she doesnt remember being scalded by the kettle. But she knows that the pain kept her strong. When the pain went away she couldnt remember and she knew that it should have been the most important thing in the world to remember. Anther thing that I found interesting was the reference to dust in the story. Although this is just a guess I think what it means is that the more you know, the more you have to argue and fight for what you think is right. And there is no limit to standing up for you rights.