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In the novel, Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Arnold by Sherman Alexie, Arnold “Junior” Spirit, the protagonist, is a smart indian boy who hopes for a better life. He's a broke indian who lives on a reservation where everyone drinks. Junior goal to get off the reservation started by him moving to a school off the reservation. Some people didn't support his decisions but he does it anyway. Junior is a smart indian who loves books. He also loves to draw, he plays basketball. He is…

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a novel based on one character’s, Arnold’s, life of adversity. The Glass Castle is another great novel, very similar to ATDPTI, in which the main character, Jean, tells her life story of adventure and hardship. In addition to both books being attention grabbers, the characters that tell the story have very alike life styles. The novel ATDPTI shares many similarities, and characteristics with the novel, The Glass Castle, some of these include…

Have you ever had a hard time switching from a totally different environment? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, demonstrates many things. Most importantly it demonstrates how a new environment can give you a different perspective. Junior changed many times throughout the novel. Especially, Penelope gave him a different view of himself. Gordy displayed him a way that being smart is a good thing. Junior's sister Mary gave him confidence to do what his heart…

Sherman Alexie’s novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” provides a humorous view of the difficult life conditions of Native Americans. This novel is the story of a young Spokane Indian named Junior and his difficult transition of leaving the reservation to attend an all-white school. Junior experiences many unfortunate situations: he is condemned as a traitor by his people on the reservation, his best friend hates him for leaving, and his grandmother, sister, and his father’s…

Being in high school is hard, but trying to figure out who to become is even worse. In the book, The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Junior discovers his identity by pushing through hard times. While finding his identity Junior has to learn to deal with addiction, poverty, and overcoming stereotypes. However, after his battle in high school he becomes the man he wants to be. Being an addicted can cause many problems to oneself and the surrounding people. One…

In Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a young boy named Arnold realizes that he needs to leave the reservation to fully succeed. When he gets to the small town of Reardan, it’s difficult at first, but he ends up in a more supportive and friendly environment. Throughout the book, Arnold faces many hardships, but he manages to get through them. Although Arnold faces racism at Reardan, and poverty and depression on the rez, he uses his sense of humor, romanticism, and…

“Superman and Me”, by Sherman Alexie, is a brilliant autobiography. The essay is about how Alexie learned to read from a Superman comic book at the young age of three. He was a Spokane Indian boy living with his family on the Spokane Indian reservation in Washington state. The essay consists of the hardship that Indian people went through and how they lived. Not only how all the Indians in his area lived but especially his own family. His family was poor, but his parents always seemed to have a…

The book that i have chosen is called, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” written by Sherman Alexie. This book has an interesting character named Arnold Junior. People originally calls him Junior. Personally, i love the character in this book, because junior is always open and straightforward! He bes himself; however, he can be very angry and disgusting! The story It starts him of at his Spokane Indian Reservation. Since, his residents valued alcohol over education;…

The movie “Smoke Signals” and the novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” have some similarities and contrasts. The movie is about two indian boys named Victor and Thomas who go on an adventure to retrieve Victor's’ father's’ ashes. In the novel Junior, the main character struggles to find his place in society, he ends up going to a white kids school instead of the indian reservation school. Another thing to notice is that Victor and Thomas were around the age of 18 maybe 19…

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…