living on a Spokane reservation, leaves his disadvantaged situation to attend an all-white school and follow hope of a better education and life. The fellow Indians on his reservation are extremely poor, and many have forsaken their ambitions to enter into the vicious cycle of alcoholism. Bravery play a large role in this novel, as Junior fights poverty, discrimination, and grief. He has grown up in a life being expected to give up. Yet he rebels against this fate and risks everything for hope, even when
Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian with a killer hook. Ailin Tao’s story in Ties That bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka, begins at a restaurant in San Francisco. Both Sherman Alexie’s and Lensey Namioka’s realistic fiction stories show a character struggling to fight against the common stereotypes of their time. As well written as both books are, one story definitely outdoes the other. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian is a better read than Ties That Bind,
Across Disciplines The story The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian has informed me on the subjects of immigration, but also how Indians live on reservations. Indians on reservations seem not to have very good lives or at least in this book. Even though you might say that Indian lives must be great because they live for free and must be rich thanks to the casinos. That is not true, though because the only ones getting money for the casinos are the workers and they casino doesn't help
Sruti Mohan Mr. Dean Literary Explorations I 10 October 2014 The Journey of Acceptance Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, tells the story of Junior, a curious boy interested in exploring the world outside of his reservation. Because of his wildly different physical appearance many people on his reservation underestimate him, and often times he is hurt. In going to Reardan, Junior seeks acceptance that he is unable to receive at the reservation. At Reardan, he is able to
book, The Absolutely True Diary of Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, a boy named Arnold, aka Junior goes through many obstacles in order to become the kind of person that he wants to be, and not be defined by the people whom he’s surrounded by. One of these obstacles is overcoming his fears and attending Reardan High School, a school that is full of white kids who basically
to our families, people we admire, or other groups. In the novel The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian Junior also had an identity crisis. He had to choose either having the potential for success in the American community or in poverty with little potential on his reservation. However, Junior learned through his friends and experiences that there is not a fine line between being Spokane Indian or American and he can be his own person. Junior moved to the American school at the advisement
Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" by Alexie Sherman, has come under fire due to some topics discussed within the novel. The novel discusses life on an Indian reservation through the eyes of Arnold “Junior” Spirit, a 14 year old native american boy. The controversial parts of the novel are the language and the topics that are discussed but some people actually praise the novel for its story and underlying messages. “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” is both seen as as inappropriate
book The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is all about hope. The book proves just how important it is to have hope, and that without it, life wouldn’t be as great as it could be. The main character, Arnold, is a representation of the word hope, and how it can be completely present and completely nonexistent in life. At the beginning of the book, Arnold struggles with finding his identity and a purpose, especially because of the poverty within his family and his community
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie based on his own life experiences explores the differences and journey of a warm hearted and misunderstood protagonist Arnold ‘junior’ Spirit during his first year at high school. Living on the Spokane Indian reservation Alexie highlights the cultural and psychological highs and lows through friendship, racism and poverty from living on the reservation that is a place of stagnation. ‘Junior’ discovers the lack of education
The Absolutely True diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie is about the life of Junior “Arnold” Spirit a 14 year old freshman in high school who lives in a poverty-stricken reservation in Washington named Spokane. Most of the people in the reservation abuse alcohol and drugs to hide their pain. However, Arnold is an extremely clever student at Wellpinit High school, but can’t reach his potential due to how deprived the reservation and school is of money and proper resources. Arnold was extremely