The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

still remains relevant today. He doesn’t approve of the traditional Native American stereotype portrayed by the media and attempts to change that view with his writings. Thesis Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. was born on October 7, 1966 on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Washington (Kuiper…

A rough childhood would be an understatement when talking about a minority child’s. Sherman Alexie’s “Indian Education” illustrates the life of a young Native American boy from early 1st grade, to the final moments he walked down to get his diploma. Along the way we are confronted by challenging suspects who test his patience and character. Being bullied in first grade, Victor tries to gain respect by having a physical confrontation with his teasers. Little does this do, because for the next two…

There are many books about Racism such as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, even plays for example A Raisin in the Sun. Racism has been a huge part of our world for a long time, and is still being faced today. Most of these books usually have a protagonist who is fighting for their rights or having to deal with it makes their lives difficult and sometimes even dangerous. With the coming of age story The Secret Life of Bees, by. Sue Monk Kidd, things are a little different, our…

Alexie uses this humor with purpose. In Joseph L. Coulombe’s article, “The Approximate Size of His Favorite Humor: Sherman Alexie's Comic Connections and Disconnections in "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" originally published in American Indian Quarterly, he points out that how the use of humor is a “coping mechanism”(1). Jimmy makes fun of his condition by describing his largest and most favorite tumor as a baseball which not only upsets his wife but masks his anxiety associated…

what kept people alive in the Holocaust. Hope was always hiding in the shadows like Boo Radley. Junior always had a little bit of hope, even when Rowdy turned against him. Hope kept Bassanio on the prize ahead, Portia. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Junior really had a hard life. His dad was a heavy drinker, to the point of not…

it was time for my first day. I thought most of the upperclassmen were going to make fun of me. By thinking and worrying what others would think of me I was showing insecurity. Insecurity isn't the best character trait to have, but on the other hand, it can help get you mentally stronger. The characters Junior and the narrator from “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” show insecurity through making odd decisions and worrying what people would think. In the novel The Absolutely True Diary Of A…

Persepolis is a graphic novel that centers around the life of Marjane Satrapi. Satrapi’s memoir provides an insightful point of view on the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Marjane, a typical teenager, goes through the hardships of living through a war; her story shows the evolution of a young girl. The censorship of Persepolis is quite absurd; the graphic novel has the chance to relate to, encourage, and educate a child’s mind. Throughout the world many children go through hardships, in Satrapi’s…

Throughout my life I feel like their are many different cages that people are trapped in, and they have no idea what to do about it. These different cages can really have an impact on someone's life because they could be holding them back from what the want to do or accomplish. In my life I realized that I'm in a cage as well as a lot of people may be in. One cage that I think I'm stuck in is society setting a lot of different standards and expectations that people think that you have follow and…

In this book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, he writes about a boy name Arnold, who was born on the Spokane Indian reservation, with several medical problems. Also, he was bullied by everyone in the Indian reservation except his best friend Rowdy. Arnold always wanted to receive a better education then what he learn from the Indian reservation so he leaves the rez to attend an all-white school in town which he make that hard choice but to leave the…

racial themes, and many more topics and have been banned because of these ideas. Simply having offensive content is not a valid reason to ban a book. More classics such as Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, or Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian have faced bans for, according to Beery, “…exploring racial themes or depicting racism directed at various groups of people.” Racism and prejudice exist in the real world, obviously, and exposing children to these themes…