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Robert Arthur Alexie writes of hard hitting, serious issues that Aboriginal communities across Canada face but that are rarely spoken of in Porcupines and China Dolls . Alexie writes with blunt honestly aimed at an older audience who can handle the frank discussions of alcoholism, domestic violence and sex, both consensual and not. While the pace lags at the beginning it does successfully built the bleak world of the novel and the people who reside in it. Hard hitting topics will also leave the…

“What You Pawn I Will Redeem” is an interpretive short story about Jackson Jackson. In this story, Jackson Jackson has found himself in a situation where he struggles with many conflicts to recover his grandmother’s stolen regalia. He becomes very persistent in fulfilling this mission on his own despite the adverse circumstances he has to deal with. The author of this story, Sherman Alexie, created the character of Jackson Jackson with a few similarities between them. They are both Spokane…

In the poem How to Write the Great American Indian Novel, Sherman Alexie writes about the necessities when writing an “American Indian” novel. The poem specifically states everything the novel is supposed to have, and how the characters are supposed to look (with few exceptions). The irony with this poem is the more American than Indian vision of the novel. As well as worshipping white culture and caucasian skin or ‘white people’ instead of the Native side of the ‘Indian American.’ Alexie’s poem…

In “The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian” the author, Sherman Alexie, develops characters through his use of figurative language. Alexie’s use of figurative language has a considerable impact on characterization and development of a character's personality and background. Alexie uses similes to develop characters’ background and provide the readers an image of a character in the past. Arnold Spirit says, “I started wearing glasses when I was three, so I ran around the rez looking…

Sherman Alexie is by far one of the most controversial authors in American and Native American literature history. His most notorious works focus on the despair, poverty, and alcoholism that were known to circulate amongst the Native American people, some of which he experienced first hand. He is best known for using a bold, outspoken style in many poems, novels, and short stories. At one point in time, the author states that his “only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority…

The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian is about a fourteen-year-old boy, Junior. In the book, we see how Junior deals with loss, poverty and starting a new life away from the reservation. He explains being poor feels so shitty but, he can't do anything about until he realizes he can be better of the reservation. The history behind the Indian reservations with for the poor “uncivilized Indians”. The poor part about it is true because people we're from the reservation did not have the…

INTRODUCTION - ~ THESIS - When evaluating Arnold “Junior” Spirit from Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Jin Wang from Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese, similarities radiate in both characters as their disparity in race deem the two of them as outcasts in the entirety of society. In addition to their lack of social interactions, their uniformity in their impulsive decisions cost them each a dear friend. Although Junior and Jin are quite similar, they…

The Bluebeard Twist The crisp bite of winter air blew down the dim oil lit streets of a little called Berkenshire. As the night rolled on, frozen ice pellets were bouncing off of every thatched roof. The wind whistled eerily through this sleepy town. There was a mounting heaviness hanging in the air. The last of the freshly baked goods had been prepared for the holiday. This years crops failed and a drought was taking effect. A poor man stood looking cold and hungry. He was traveling door to…

In my Opinion Sherman Alexie wrote “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” with the purpose of informing the reader of the challenges he faced as a young Indian boy that “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie was not supposed to be educated by societies standards. Alexie used his own personal experiences as a young smart Indian to express his point of view. His love of books derived from his love and adoration of his father. The purpose of this essay is to…

hroughout his journey from his poor Indian reservation to a neighboring all white school. Arnold Spirit, the main character in “The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian”. By Sherman Alexie Junior experiences on and off the reservation helped him understand to ignore all the hate, so you can focus on more important thing and follow your dreams even if other disagree. (Body #1: One of the life lesson that Junior learned through his experience was to follow your dreams even if other…