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Sherman Alexie and Octavia Butler have very different backgrounds, but the only similarity they share (that we know of) is being the minority. Sherman Alexie went to Reardon High School for a better education than offered to him by the rez. He was the only Indian there besides the school mascot. Octavia Butler is one of the few African American women to write science fiction. Their stories, too, are very different from each other, but they have a few similarities. “Jesus Christ’s Half Brother…

Alexie’s story, Superman and Me was extremely powerful and motivating. The purpose of his essay was to convince and encourage readers to never stop learning, and to always read. He used his own personal struggles to deliver a message. I never knew that school life on a reservation was that unpleasant. I had the assumption that schools on reservations were far more advanced than schools off the reservation. I was also surprised when he talked about how Indian students were not expected to succeed…

Alcoholism in Reservations In Sherman Alexie’s book entitled “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” one of the many continuous themes is alcoholism. It shows how alcohol can affect everyone surrounding it, and the destruction is causes within families or personal feelings. Junior (the main character) labels his community as a generally drunk society. The book allows us to witness the tragedies Junior has encountered first hand. Within the short amount of time Junior has lived, he…

The pawn shop is one of the central images in the poem "Evolution". This pawn shop was set up by Buffalo Bill and he had put it right on the border of a Native American reservation. It happened to be right across the street from a liquor store. This would make the Native Americans come inside the pawn shop, after the Native Americans would sell or pawn everything, they had just to go across the street and buy liquor. Buffalo Bill had used this location to prove that the Native Americans were…

It is extremely important for teens and young adults to read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian because it gives a lot of insight on how people use friends as a way to cope with multiple life devastating situations. In the novel Junior goes through poverty, loss, and racism but gets through it with the help of his friends. Alexie demonstrates that people often turn to friends when in difficult situations. Turning to friends during bad situations or when you’re feeling…

April Raintree grew up thinking something was wrong with being half native and half white. Her story uncovers the true hardships she went through to help identify herself. From a young age April was put in situations that made her question her heritage. In the quest for her identity, April is trying to run away from the fact that she is Metis. In order for her to feel successful and accepted in society, April feels the need to live a “white” life, without the burdening presence of her very…

SUPERMAN AND ME In the text, “Superman And Me” by Sherman Alexie, Alexie compares himself to Superman in many different ways. He uses an extended metaphor to do this. Superman and Alexie both save lives. They both break down doors. Also they both fail someone. Those are just three ways Superman and Alexie are alike. Superman and Alexie both save lives. In the text it says, “I am trying to save our lives.” Superheroes, such as Superman, save lives. Alexie was trying to save his and the other…

Amit’s Response Element Where is hope? What is hope? Who can have hope? Trying to solve these questions, Sherman Alexie’s book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian investigates the journey of a budding 14 year-old cartoonist named Junior, or Arnold Spirit. Being a poor, Indian living on a reservation, that suffers from hydrocephalus, Junior does not get the liberty of having an easy life. He is picked on by everybody other than his best friend Rowdy, the roughest kid on the rez.…

Some times to forgive people need a break. People may not understand what friendship really is till it is to late. After that the friendship could be over. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is about how this boy moves to a different school and everything starts to go down hill. This guys name is Junior. Education can start new friendships and start new hopes and dreams. Many people can make new starts.…

This novel is about Junior, A 14 year old Spokane Indian born with water on the brain. He lives on his tribe's reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. In his house lives his grandmother, father, mother, his sister Mary, And himself. The major conflict in the story comes when Junior wants to transfer to a school outside of the reservation for better education, which everyone sees as betraying the tribe. When junior transfers, He is an outsider, Just like it would be transferring anywhere. The…