The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman is an anecdotal novel that was both clever and diverting. The fundamental character, Arnold Spirit Jr, is an Indian kid experiencing the delayed consequences of Hydrocephalus. He lives on a destitution stricken Indian hold, home to drunks, addicts and abusers. Because of his therapeutic conditions he experiences various physical disfigurements that make him a prime focus for badgering. In any case, those are the slightest of his issues.…
either been shunned upon or embraced. It is effectively the cousin of racism and should be looked at in the same fashion. The books that were read in this class have all shared a common theme of prejudice of different but similar natures. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, for example, shows prejudice based on where or how you…
The novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian the main character Junior has many character traits. A character trait I chose to focus on is depressed. In the beginning Junior becomes depressed when he loses his best friend because he starts going to a different school, “I stayed on the ground for a long time after Rowdy walked away. I stupidly hoped that time would stand still. But I had to stand eventually, and when I did, I knew that my best friend had become my worst enemy”…
“If you let people into your life they can be pretty...amazing”-Sherman Alexie. In the Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Junior faces many obstacles. Many things help him overcome his challenges, including his love for drawing, his family, and friends. To begin Junior love for drawing cartoons helps him overcome many of the challenges he must face. For example after his grandmother dies one of the ways he greves is through drawing cartoons. Through what he calls his “ceremony of…
The Pain of Poverty “Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor” (13). In Sherman Alexie’s novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, like many other Native Americans, Junior lives in poverty. Poverty has contributed to Junior not pursuing his dreams, him not having many chances or choices, and him having a poor education. However, Junior lives in poverty, he still manages to overcome the odds. In the…
Rick Wormeli’s video on Formative and Summative Assessment was absolutely educational. He speaks about the importance of Formative Assessment, discusses how teachers might actually be spending too much time on their Summative Assessment instead of the Formative Assessment. He also made a valid point in which he says students can learn without Summative Assessment but students learn much more when they formatively assessed. Formative Assessment should be the primary resource teachers use to guide…
car accident. He was drinking while driving. He hit the other car head on, and was killed instantly. Is this story likely to happen to someone who lives on a Native American Reservation? Based on Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, it is. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time…
Overcoming a challenge, not giving up, and not being afraid of change are a few themes demonstrated in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Perhaps the most prominent theme derived from the novel is defying the odds, or in other words rising above the expectations of others. Junior Spirit exemplifies this theme throughout the entirety of the book. As Junior is an Indian, he almost expects that he will never leave the reservation, become an alcoholic, and live in poverty like the…
Sherman Alexi, in an excerpt of his bildungsroman novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, personalizes the struggles of being a poor teen boy on the Snoqualmie Indian Reservation. Alexi writes through the perspective of a 14-year-old boy named Arnold Spirit Junior (nicknamed Junior) in order to reach wealthier audiences that are unable to fathom the challenges faced every day by Indians. By doing so, Alexi underscores the pain and suffering that comes with a poor childhood paired…
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian When reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian readers may come to the conclusion, that Mr. P. was right in the assertion that Junior must leave the reservation forever in order to become a success. Though I agree that Junior needed to leave the reservation to find success in traditional education, Junior can find a different kind of personal growth and success through the people and culture on the reservation. Junior’s academic…