Part Time Indian Analysis

Family. They all must be united. They must help one another. The book “Part-Time Indian” demonstrates how a native family encounters situations. The book “Part-Time Indian” shouldn’t be banned. Part-Time Indian taught us about native culture, life lessons, and the impact of poverty. First of all, the book “Part-Time Indian” shouldn’t be banned because it teaches us about native culture. “But, gay people being both male & female were seen [as] both warriors and courageous” (Alexie, Pg. #155). The quote above represents that they don’t discriminate agency gay people in fact, they see them as strong and brave people. “No matter what else happened between me and my tribe I would always love them for giving me peace the day of my grandmother’s funeral” (Alexie, Pg. #160). The quote above explains that although they hated him they learned to respect him because his grandma died and in native culture family is united. Therefore, the book “Part-Time Indian” should not be banned because it teaches us about Native-American culture. Second of all, the book “Part-Time Indian” teaches us about life lessons that we can apply to the real world. “You should approach life with the real possibility that you might get a metaphorical boner at any point” (Alexie, Pg. #97). This quote proves that you should be …show more content…
“The Indian Health service funded major dental work only once a year, so I had to have all 10 [teeth] pulled out in one day” (Alexie Pg. #2). This evidence from the text proves that Natives were so poor that they could only go to the dentist 1 time a year. “So, I heard the boom of my father’s rifle when he shot my best friend [his pet dog]”. The text evidence presented explains how they couldn’t afford to go to the vet, so they had to kill the dog. Finally, the book “Part-Time Indian” shouldn’t be banned because it tells us how poverty can effect a Native American