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being apart of two different cultures. This affects their lives in several aspects. Ultimately leads to major changes in their relationships throughout the course of the novels. Junior from The Absolutely True Diary of A American Born Indian by Sherman Alexie (ATD) and Jin from…

“From a child I was found of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books” (Franklin, Pg.9). Words coming from a man who made an impact in the history of the United States. He was a political scientist, scholar as electricity and attracted interest, inventor of the lightning rod and other useful artifacts. An honest man who was also efficient in public and the leading architect of the independence of the Unites States. Benjamin Franklin was perhaps the…

The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, focuses on the effects of colonialism on Native Americans, the pressures of assimilation historically and contemporarily, and cultural appropriation. Junior, a Spokane Indian teen who chooses to leave his reservation school, Wellpinit, attends a predominantly white school off-reservation called Reardan. While there, many of Junior’s friends and family die from alcohol related incidents. It is interesting that this occurs because…

The book, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”, is the true story of a teenaged African boy whose whole village is struggling with starvation and poverty. Will, the main character, is forced to drop out of school because his family couldn't pay the admissions fee. Will’s passion for learning was never wavered, for he became very intrigued by a book about creating currents of electricity. After multiple trips to the library he decided to build a windmill to make electricity for his home. Many of the…

Frederick Douglass: Learning to Read and Write Learning to Read and Write by Frederick Douglass is an account of what it was like to gain knowledge after being a slave in 19th century America. He speaks of his life as a young slave trying to learn how to read and write without a teacher. He touches on how learning the power of knowledge would at times feel like it “had been a curse rather than a blessing. It had given [him] a view of his wretched condition, without the remedy” (Douglass). This…

Everyone in the world has problems. Arnold Spirit (also known as Junior) is one of the many people in the world who has problems during school. Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a quirky young adult novel about his struggle with identity. Arnold/Junior’s identity problem affects and changes him. Throughout the book, Junior changes and seems to almost have two separate personas. At the Native American Reservation, Arnold, known as Junior, was always seen as a…

does makes them believe they’re doing the right thing. Those feelings make one believe that vengeance is good and fair. Hate can hurt families, friends, people one knows and even innocent people. The consequence of hatred is an important concept in sherman alexie’s work because throughout his novels he shows how hatred can lead to violence, isolation, and self-confidence. In Flight,…

Alexie explained in this essay on how he learned to read and how his passion for books began to grow. He was only three years old when he began to read; he would read anything and everything. I believe he wanted to share the ideas of what books did for him. He was tremendously bright and did not care what the other kids in school thought about him when he would answer questions. He grew up where books were all he had because to the rest of the world, his family was considered poor. He believed…

Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr., grew up in Wellpinit, Washington, on the Spokane Indian Reservation. He is a Spokane-Coeur d'Alene novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker. Alexie uses his personal experiences to show what his life was like on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpoint, Washington. Alexie and Junior, both have had similar medical experiences, family support, and cultural experiences. Although, “his father, an alcoholic, spent little time at home, and his mother supported…

What are you willing to do to fulfill your dream? Would you abandon your culture so you can succeed? Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Is a book that poses these questions to the reader. This books main character also has to answer these questions throughout the book. The book is follows Junior, a 14 year old boy from the Spokane indian reservation and his struggles through grief and poverty. On top of these struggles, Junior decides to attend an all white school…