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left. Their culture, however, has been radically changed by the modern American culture. Sherman Alexie perfectly portrays this oppression and the plight of the Native American in Indian Killer and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Through the setting, plot structure, and characterization, Alexie uses both books to show the struggle that a modern Native American faces. “As a Native American… Sherman Alexie knows how difficult it is for someone to make his way in an alien society…

writing style consisting of multiple short stories that focus on daily lives of Native Americans, along with some descriptive writing style. The author, Sherman Alexie, is a brilliant source to write stories about the Spokane Tribe because he grew up on the Spokane Indian reservation. Being an Native American himself…

Sherman Alexie’s “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” is a 1993 short story that looks into the life of a Native American man who is depressed after a failed relationship with a white woman in Seattle. Now living alone in the Spokane Indian Reservation, the narrator feels haunted by his past and affects him in daily interactions. The majority of the narrator’s views are negative and his own race is seen as divided from America, even when Native American home is America the narrator…

It can be said that everyone, at some point in their life, has wondered if they are alone. They question their ability to stand up for what they believe in and if their weaknesses will cause their downfall. There is a simple and comforting way, however, that the downfall can be avoided. Reading is a relaxing pastime that many people today do not acknowledge. On the other hand, once recognized, reading can bring comfort to an audience and bring a new awareness of morals and strength of self.…

Blossoming Lives Sprouted From Friends, Family, and Fights In the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie one realises humans all need other people to help one change and grow; the characters Arnold and Roger demonstrate this by helping each other alter negative parts of themselves. Initially, Arnold is a hopeless, trapped in a perpetual stream of despair, demoralisation, and defeatedness. In a final attempt to escape the suffocating hold his society has on in him…

The One and Only Nomad The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie resembles a native American boy, named Arnold, who decides to change his fate and leave his reservation school and go to a rich white school to become more than someone who just stays on the reservation his whole life. Alexie shows that bullying is humiliating and sometimes soul- crushing, but if you keep your hopes high you will eventually overcome it. Arnold gets bullied on the reservation and bullied at…

Why I chose this book: I’ve decided to read Reservation Blues, by Sherman Alexie for book report #3. I think that I will enjoy it because I have read another book by the same author called The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and I absolutely loved it. Not only does this book seem like a good fit for me, Sherman Alexie also happens to be a minority author which was part of the criteria for this assignment. Sherman grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and many of his books shed…

Friendship is a pretty important part of your life. Some friendships can be good, and some can be bad. In the book “The absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Sherman Alexie tell that Junior and Rowdy have a good friendship throughout the book. Junior and Rowdy have always been there for each other, made each other happy, and made lots of memories. One Reason Junior and Rowdy have a good friendship is because Junior and Rowdy are always there for each other. One example of this is when:…

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…

In the story looking for Alaska I found it interesting. At the start of the story i thought that pudge had made bad choices that's what made me more Interested as I read each page of the book. At the start pudge’s life seemed not very good as his parents were making him going to boarding school. When pudge goes to his new room he meets his new roommate the Colonel. Pudge and the Colonel start to become friends and grow a strong friendship. The Colonel took pudge to meet a new friend of the…