He has the internal struggle of trying to please his family and the values of where he came from while trying to find out who he is and what he wants to do with his life proves to be a difficult life task. But Arnold Spirit shows people the way to cope with these hardships in a novel by Sherman Alexie. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a novel about Arnold Spirit, the main character that lives on the Wellpinit Reservation with his family. Arnold struggles with finding his identity through tough times in his life and transferring to a new school, Reardan High School, that is located just off of the Wellpinit Reservation. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie explores that even if people have big,
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“If they didn’t come, I’d start walking. Hitchhiking in the opposite direction” (87 Alexie). This quote sums up that ideology because Arnold and his family are impoverished, meaning that sometimes he walks or hitchhikes twenty-two miles to and or from his school, Reardan. His hard working personality trait helps him to accomplish his hopes of staying in school despite some challenges he faces. “...but he made me realize that hard work --- that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task --- is joyous” (98 Alexie). Alexie wrote that to show that Arnold can learn to achieve his biggest goals and dreams in life by working hard for …show more content…
“And my parents love me so much that they want to help me” (46 Alexie). This quote explains that Arnold’s parents strongly supported him when he wanted to transfer to Reardan, the school he wanted to go to to get a better education than the one he would get on the reservation. Another quote that shows that Arnold needs at least one supporting person in his life is “You can do it” (188 Alexie). This quote refers to when Arnold and the rest of his basketball team are playing their second game against Wellpinit High, the reservation school, and Arnold is unconvinced that he can beat them but his coach supports him and helps his team victoriously win with those four encouraging words. He uses the supporting people in his life to his own advantage and needs them when he feels discouraged by any given recent event to be able to make and achieve
“If they didn’t come, I’d start walking. Hitchhiking in the opposite direction” (87 Alexie). This quote sums up that ideology because Arnold and his family are impoverished, meaning that sometimes he walks or hitchhikes twenty-two miles to and or from his school, Reardan. His hard working personality trait helps him to accomplish his hopes of staying in school despite some challenges he faces. “...but he made me realize that hard work --- that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task --- is joyous” (98 Alexie). Alexie wrote that to show that Arnold can learn to achieve his biggest goals and dreams in life by working hard for …show more content…
“And my parents love me so much that they want to help me” (46 Alexie). This quote explains that Arnold’s parents strongly supported him when he wanted to transfer to Reardan, the school he wanted to go to to get a better education than the one he would get on the reservation. Another quote that shows that Arnold needs at least one supporting person in his life is “You can do it” (188 Alexie). This quote refers to when Arnold and the rest of his basketball team are playing their second game against Wellpinit High, the reservation school, and Arnold is unconvinced that he can beat them but his coach supports him and helps his team victoriously win with those four encouraging words. He uses the supporting people in his life to his own advantage and needs them when he feels discouraged by any given recent event to be able to make and achieve