Analysis Of The Absolute True Diary Of A Part Time Indian

After Arnold Jr’s decision to transfer to Reardan school, he faces the consequences of being hated by Indians by his best friend and races white people in Reardon school. Arnold wants to get out of reservation to peruse a better life and better future so he transfers to Reardon school in white community. After his decision most of the people in reservation starts to hate him, they look at him as traitor. Even his best friend Rowdy turns into his worst enemy he starts to hate him he even punch’s him in the face. When finally, he goes to school in his first day all the student stared at him because he was not white

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

In Sherman Alexie’s book “The absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” he speaks of several adult figures in his life, some mentioned more than others. There are three important characters: Mr. P, Arnold’s father, and his grandmother. These characters influenced many decisions and life changing events throughout the book. An important adult character in the book was his geometry teacher, Mr. P. We were introduced to Mr. P in the chapter “Because Geometry is Not a Country somewhere Near France” when Arnold throws the geometry book at the Mr. P after realizing he was using the same book that his mother used back when she was in 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.

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.

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.

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

In the US alone, there are more than 10,000 books challenged each year. Sherman Alexie’s novel, the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, has not only been challenged but successfully banned in many states. In this book, a poor Native American boy named Junior is living with his family on an Indian reservation, hoping for a better future. To achieve this, he must leave the reservation and betray his community. Junior transfers to Reardan High School and gives us personal insight on how Indians are really treated. Nevertheless, the story has been challenged and banned for what people believe to be its sexism, racism, bullying, vulgarness, explicit language, violence, and the use of drugs/ alcohol. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian should not be banned because it exposes young adults to the reality of bullying, racism, and stereotypes in an educational manner.

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.

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.