Analysis Of The Absolute True Diary Of A Part Time Indian

When achieving things in life, you will need to have hope. In the novel, “Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” author Sherman Alexie demonstrates the theme of hope. Sherman Alexie demonstrates the theme of hope through the characters; Mr. P, Junior and Penelope. Through these characters and plot events, it is clear that if you have hope and follow your dreams, you will succeed.

Throughout the story, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Junior goes through many ups and downs. This story is about how Junior, an indian from the Spokane reservation, decides to go to Rearden, the school for non-indians because of how run-down his school is and has trouble fitting in. Some of the ways Junior dealt with those downs include his uncanny sense of humor, his love for his friends, and the want to fit in and prove he’s just as good as everyone else at his new school.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a book that depicts cultural differences; the issues of alcohol; and friendships in a harsh, yet humorous way. Junior, the main character of the book, stands out in many ways, both to the reader, and in the book itself. He is courageous, yet also emotional and smart.

This book, "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie, is about a boy called Arnold Spirit aka Junior. He is a Native American that lives in an Indian Reservation. He isn't really satisfied with his life, since he's pretty poor, but he gets along. He doesn't really accept himself, since he has multiple medical problems, and he has been beaten up since he was little. When he starts to gain more friends in this new (American) school, he starts to like and accept himself more than before. In this book, "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" (by Sherman Alexie), the main theme is about Arnold trying to accept himself.

As Diary of a Part Time Indian progresses and Junior enrolls in Reardan, he continues to belief that he does not deserve hope, unlike the kids at Reardan, but not necessarily because of his race anymore. Resulting from his choice to leave the reservation, Junior struggles to fit in at Reardan, but not leave his identity behind, since for him living on the reservation is entwined with being poor.

Mentors are people who provide support, strength, and inspiration. Many people have a mentor in their life that they aspire to be like, and seek out for guidance. Mentors play a big role in many lives, including Junior's from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Some of the biggest mentors for Junior are his parents, his Wellpinit teacher Mr. P and his Rearden basketball coach. If it weren't for these mentors inspiration and support, Junior wouldn't have taken some of the risks he does.

This book, "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie, is about a boy called Arnold Spirit aka Junior. He is a Native American that lives in an Indian Reservation. He isn't really satisfied with his life, since he's pretty poor, but he gets along. He doesn't really accept himself, since he has multiple medical problems, and he has been beaten up since he was little. When he starts to gain more friends in this new (American) school, he starts to like and accept himself more than before. In this book, "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" (by Sherman Alexie), the main theme is about Arnold trying to accept himself.

Adolescents experience a developmental journey as they transition from child to adult, and in doing so are faced with many developmental milestones. Physical, cognitive, social and emotional changes are occurring during this tumultuous stage of life, and making sense of one’s self and identity becomes a priority. Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian addresses the challenges of adolescence in an engaging tale, but deals with minority communities and cultures as well.

Sometimes people don’t often see the strings, or reasons, on how each story or article can be attached to a couple main points, without the authors even knowing each other. Stories can be very similar in plot, characters, and setting yet be different by how the characters react to a certain obstacles that's in their path. Stories like The Absolute Diary of a Part-Time Indian and the movie Finding Forrester have characters that go through different events in their life but share a main point or theme. Arnold Spirit, main character in The Absolute Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and Jamal Wallace, main character in Finding Forrester, share the themes of motivation to change, assimilating to the dominant culture, and the importance of friendship

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is a novel about Arnold Spirit (Junior), a boy from the Spokane Indian Reservation who decides to attend high school outside the reservation in order to have a better future. During that first year at Reardan High School, Arnold has to find his place at his all-white school, cope with his best friend Rowdy and most of his tribe disowning him, and endure the deaths of his grandmother, his father’s best friend, and his sister. Alexie touches upon issues of identity, otherness, alcoholism, death, and poverty in order to stay true to his characters and the cultures within the story. Through the identification of the role of the self, identity, and social behavior

There are many themes in Sherman Alexie’s book called “The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian”. The three main themes in Sherman Alexie’s book is alcoholism, poverty, and racism and discrimination. Alcoholism in this book is important because many of the characters either died due to alcohol or were addicted to alcohol. Poverty is also important because the main character, Junior, lived on a poor reservation where most people did not have a lot of clothes, food, and other resources. Racism and discrimination is the last important theme in this story because many of the kids made fun of Junior when he transferred schools to the white kids school.

I believe that in order to enjoy life, one must always maintain a happy state for their whole life. Although, I might not suffer too much, but, other people may be suffering for their whole lives. This real-world application also applies to The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie with Junior. Junior suffers from hatred and losses, but yet somehow he manages to stay happy.

Sometime we built walls around us to protect ourselves from others, because we want to be alone, we built them because in the past we’ve been hurt. We hang a sign outside them saying “do not disturb.” Then it gets lonely we see people outside and they are having fun then you wonder; what if you let a person in, will it be fun? or will they hurt you? so you decided to open the door, see if someone comes and then there is a person standing right there in front of the walls, he was hoping you open the doors soon so he can come in and he passes. The moment he passes through that door everything changes, life becomes more fun more interesting more adventurous. After all letting people in can be pretty damn amazing.

The novel's second major setting is Reardan, an affluent, mostly-white town 22 miles away from the reservation in Wellpinit. Reardan is home to the high school where Arnold decides to transfer. Arnold's identity in Reardan is not directly related to his tribe or his family. He is known in Reardan not as "Junior," but as

Growing up as an outcast is never easy, no matter the circumstances. Mental, physical, and social differences can all be challenging. In the adolescent novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, he outlines the difficulties, stereotypes, and discrimination that can occur in today's minorities. Arnold Spirit, a high school student born with hydrocephalus “water on the brain” is athletically gifted as well as unusually intelligent. Stuck on an Indian reservation, also know as the rez, Arnold, who goes by Junior, must make some life changing decisions regarding his future. Is it time to break the cycle of self destruction? No matter how ambitious, those on the rez feel as though they amount to nothing; nothing but drunks with dead end jobs and pessimistic views. Outside of the rez, the future is unknown. Going to Reardan, an all white high school, looking for a better education and life seems reasonable; nonetheless, overwhelming confrontation is inevitable. Forevermore, change is taxing, especially when the surrounding individuals are different.