The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Junior learns through his experiences in the book is to stand up for himself and others. We can see that he learns this lesson on page sixty-five where it says, “I couldn't let them get away with that sh*t. I was just defending myself. I was defending Indians, black people, and buffalo. So I punched Roger in the face.” This shows us that he learned this lesson because he didn’t just stand there and listen, he did something about what they were saying. He was standing up for himself, and others.…

My first flag is about the character Arnold Spirit from the book, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie. Arnold is a budding cartoonist living at the rez (Spokane Indian Reservation), he sees how his family and friends are suffering inside his troubled home and he takes his future into his own hands. After seeing he got the same textbook that his mother used when she was fifteen (who is thirty years older than him), he decided to leave after his teacher on the rez…

suffering of the past and an uncertain future. As time…

within one's power to punish or harm. Mercy is a common theme between the following stories: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, To Kill a Mockingbird, Schindler's List, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and The Merchant of Venice. Being a Merciful person is so important in all life cause all problems can be solved if someone shows mercy. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, On his first day at wellpinit the school on the reservation, he gets a book from his…

on poverty, however unless you experience it first hand, you would not understand how hard life may be. Sherman Alexie’s National Book Award novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian highlights the devastating effects that poverty has on the protagonist, Junior. In Alexie’s novel, the main character, Junior, lives on the Spokane Indian Reserve along with many other families surrounded by poverty. Each family, affected in different ways, lives a life full of broken hopes and dreams.…

Adolescence: it’s a period of turmoil, no doubt about it. Young adults are discovering the physical changes that accompany adulthood, constantly fighting off emotional waves of hormones, and generally experiencing puberty in all its glory. However, as intense as these pubertal changes may be, the chaos of adolescence is nothing without the fact that young adults are beginning to drastically change the way they view the world. Where before these individuals may have been concerned with simple…

This award-winning Young Adult novel is about a boy named Junior, “a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot” (Alexie). The National Coalition Against Censorship is an organization that was formed in 1973 and they strive to “promote freedom of thought…

This creates a sense of seeing one’s self in this character’s shoes. This reminded me of one of my favorite films of all-time: Fight Club. Edward Norton’s character, the narrator of film, has no name and acts as an everyman, which makes the viewer project themselves onto the character. The tone of The Ocean at the End of the Lane is more serious than some of the other works…

Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian is filled with poetic quotes that symbolize themes of life. Each quote, though, can be interpreted in different ways. For example, on page 132, Arnold and Gordy are talking, and Gordy states something contextually subtle but very thorough. "Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being part of a community." This quote speaks in many different ways. This quote speaks for the entire plot of the story. This quote speaks for identity.…

government as a means to improve the government (The Importance of Free Speech). Peoples’rights to freedom of speech directly affect the participation in public affairs. Freedom of speech, be it non speech, symbolic speech, or political speech, is a central part of the democratic government. Because the…