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Can I Get A Witness Theme

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The theme of “Can I Get a Witness?” by Sherman Alexie is that desire is always prevalent in times of despair. This theme works for this piece because after the bombing, the man is desperate to help the woman who was near the bomb scene. She tells him she was only outside of the restaurant, however he refuses to believe her and takes her home with him. This example shows that the man is trying to make a negative situation possibly become more positive. Another example of this theme includes when the man calls for an ambulance many times and never receives an answer. However when he calls dominos pizza, they pick up immediately. Although Domino’s pizza wasn’t any help for the woman having seizures, the example proves the theme because after many

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