Every single person in our world are different in some sort of way and for that we the people can not judge them for their flaws because everyone has them. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, The main character Arnold Spirit, goes through many hardships as he lives on the Indian reservation outside of Reardon, where he ends up going to highschool after he wasn't getting along with the people in the reservation. Arnold eventually realizes that if he remains on the reservation, he will die, but eventually believe the solution is to move away from the reservation which ends up hurting him and decides to integrate with whites to avoid tragedy as a whole. Arnold believes that if he stays on the reservation
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Arnold avoids the reservation and begins to integrate with whites to move on from his old family and friends from Spokane to dodge tragedy.
Arnold comes to the conclusion that if he remains on the reservation for his life, then he knows that it will kill him. As Arnold grows up, he soon realized that everyone that was born in the rez never came out and lived a successful life. He believed that leaving was the absolute only way to get out and live a successful life unlike all the rest of Spokane. As Arnold is reminiscing his father's life on the rez, he begins to explain “But the reservation indians don't get to realize our dreams, we don't get those chances. Or choices. Were just poor. That's all we are”.(p.g 13). This explains how the Indians of Spokane have no …show more content…
As Arnold went to Reardon for a few weeks, he wasn't exempt from neither the Indians at Spokane nor the white kids at Reardon. He faces duality and is shunned by his Indian tribe at the reservation. This is when Arnold says “I woke up on the reservation as an indian, and somewhere on the road to Reardan, I became something less than indian.” (p.g 83). Arnold now fits in with nobody and isn't accepted from either race. He realizes that he is desperate and confused. He just needs a friend to give him a little confidence. Arnold doesn't have anyone to talk to, especially girls because none of them respect the only Indian kid in the whole school. He suddenly met a girl that he really liked, but realized he can't be himself anymore, he has to act like someone he’s not. Arnold then said “The first thing you have to do is change the way you look, the way you talk, and the way you walk. And then she’ll think you’re her ‘fricking Prince Charming.” (p.g
Arnold avoids the reservation and begins to integrate with whites to move on from his old family and friends from Spokane to dodge tragedy.
Arnold comes to the conclusion that if he remains on the reservation for his life, then he knows that it will kill him. As Arnold grows up, he soon realized that everyone that was born in the rez never came out and lived a successful life. He believed that leaving was the absolute only way to get out and live a successful life unlike all the rest of Spokane. As Arnold is reminiscing his father's life on the rez, he begins to explain “But the reservation indians don't get to realize our dreams, we don't get those chances. Or choices. Were just poor. That's all we are”.(p.g 13). This explains how the Indians of Spokane have no …show more content…
As Arnold went to Reardon for a few weeks, he wasn't exempt from neither the Indians at Spokane nor the white kids at Reardon. He faces duality and is shunned by his Indian tribe at the reservation. This is when Arnold says “I woke up on the reservation as an indian, and somewhere on the road to Reardan, I became something less than indian.” (p.g 83). Arnold now fits in with nobody and isn't accepted from either race. He realizes that he is desperate and confused. He just needs a friend to give him a little confidence. Arnold doesn't have anyone to talk to, especially girls because none of them respect the only Indian kid in the whole school. He suddenly met a girl that he really liked, but realized he can't be himself anymore, he has to act like someone he’s not. Arnold then said “The first thing you have to do is change the way you look, the way you talk, and the way you walk. And then she’ll think you’re her ‘fricking Prince Charming.” (p.g