Julia Alessio
Mrs. Martyn
English 10H
10 May 2018
The Absolutely True Diary of the Discussion With my Adult After completing The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, my adult and I examined our interpretations on particular symbols in the book, exchanged our thoughts on the significance of the title, and considered themes that the author was trying to convey. Through picking my mom to read this book with me, I originally believed that there was nothing more I could learn about her. However, through our discussion I was able to pick up on a few particular ways both her and I think differently. At one point in our discussion, both her and I interpreted the scene in the chapter, “My Sister Sends Me An E-mail” completely …show more content…
These two phrases, “The Absolutely True Diary” and “Part-Time Indian” introduces its readers to both of the book’s major concepts. The first part of the title indicated that the story is true, or in this case, somewhat based on real life occurrences. Sherman Alexie, like Arnold, grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, saw his mother’s name in his math textbook, and settled to change to the more upscale white school in the town of Reardan. Although the entire book may not relate to all specific aspects of Sherman Alexie’s life as he lived it, it remains true to his experience of growing up in poverty, living on a reservation, and struggling to become familiar with his identity. Alexie uses his truths to convey the pain, joy, and love felt by Arnold, which makes it considerably more genuine to the readers. This then leads us to the “Part-Time Indian” to whom this diary belongs to. Throughout this book, Arnold struggles to come to terms with who he actually is. He is constantly overwhelmed with his two identities of either being Junior, the underprivileged Indian going to school at an impoverished school, or Arnold, the best basketball player on the team going to a white high school in an upscale town. After much contemplation, he begins to think he is a part of both, thus, the “Part-Time Indian” in the
Mrs. Martyn
English 10H
10 May 2018
The Absolutely True Diary of the Discussion With my Adult After completing The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, my adult and I examined our interpretations on particular symbols in the book, exchanged our thoughts on the significance of the title, and considered themes that the author was trying to convey. Through picking my mom to read this book with me, I originally believed that there was nothing more I could learn about her. However, through our discussion I was able to pick up on a few particular ways both her and I think differently. At one point in our discussion, both her and I interpreted the scene in the chapter, “My Sister Sends Me An E-mail” completely …show more content…
These two phrases, “The Absolutely True Diary” and “Part-Time Indian” introduces its readers to both of the book’s major concepts. The first part of the title indicated that the story is true, or in this case, somewhat based on real life occurrences. Sherman Alexie, like Arnold, grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, saw his mother’s name in his math textbook, and settled to change to the more upscale white school in the town of Reardan. Although the entire book may not relate to all specific aspects of Sherman Alexie’s life as he lived it, it remains true to his experience of growing up in poverty, living on a reservation, and struggling to become familiar with his identity. Alexie uses his truths to convey the pain, joy, and love felt by Arnold, which makes it considerably more genuine to the readers. This then leads us to the “Part-Time Indian” to whom this diary belongs to. Throughout this book, Arnold struggles to come to terms with who he actually is. He is constantly overwhelmed with his two identities of either being Junior, the underprivileged Indian going to school at an impoverished school, or Arnold, the best basketball player on the team going to a white high school in an upscale town. After much contemplation, he begins to think he is a part of both, thus, the “Part-Time Indian” in the