The Absolute True Diary Of Part Time Indian Analysis

Living in an Indian reservation, Junior faces many problems because of his abnormalities. Going to a very poor school Junior knows he must find hope somewhere else. Little did Junior know when he threw his geometry book at his teacher how that would change his life and what would follow. With Mr. P’s advice, he decides to leave the Spokane reservation and the problems of alcoholism, poverty, and friends. In the story, The Absolute True Diary of a Part- Time Indian, By Sherman Alexie Junior shows empowerment throughout the whole book in his own little ways. First of all, in the story, The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, Junior shows empowerment by making the decision to switch schools. When his teacher tells Junior he needs to leave his school, he knew what he had to do. By leaving Wellpinit, Junior is able to begin a new life for himself which no one in the reservation had the dignity to do. His teacher said, “You’ve been fighting since you were born. You fought off that brain surgery…you …show more content…
Junior had lost three people who were very dear to him which was his sister, his grandmother, and a family friend. It was hard for him to face reality. Junior had been going through a muddle in his life some days were bad, and others not so good. In this, Junior’s attitude empowered him by pushing through these hard times and looking on the positive side. Junior decides to stay a sober Indian so he doesn’t risk his life and future. Junior had said to himself that, “ When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing” (Alexie, 166).This demonstrates that everyone is different people cope with death in a different way. When the Indians were laughing they were in reality crying. They were truly melancholy but they laughed. They laughed at the memory of his grandma's existence. They laughed at all the memories they shared with