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Everyone in the world has problems. Arnold Spirit (also known as Junior) is one of the many people in the world who has problems during school. Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a quirky young adult novel about his struggle with identity. Arnold/Junior’s identity problem affects and changes him. Throughout the book, Junior changes and seems to almost have two separate personas. At the Native American Reservation, Arnold, known as Junior, was always seen as a…

What are you willing to do to fulfill your dream? Would you abandon your culture so you can succeed? Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Is a book that poses these questions to the reader. This books main character also has to answer these questions throughout the book. The book is follows Junior, a 14 year old boy from the Spokane indian reservation and his struggles through grief and poverty. On top of these struggles, Junior decides to attend an all white school…

life without a best friend? Or a friend in general for that matter? It would be hard right? In the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Arnold goes through some difficult times in his life, that would have been considerably harder, without his new and old friendships. These friendships gave him safety, belonging and self acceptance. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie, uses experiences in Arnold’s life to illustrate that friendship is important…

The book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, is about a boy named Junior. He is a Native American that lives in an Indian reservation. Junior does not live the happiest life, in fact Junior is poor, however, his family and him gets along with what they do have. Junior does not really accept himself because he struggles with several medical issues, and he’s been beaten up by others his whole life. However, things start to look up for him when he transfers to an…

The book I chose to read this week is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. I was hooked from the beginning; finding it an interesting and entertaining read. Not knowing anything about it at the start, I was surprised by a number of elements. I knew it was going to be about a Native American, but I wasn’t expecting there to be any illustrations. They reminded me of a more mature version of the illustrations in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series; I liked Forney’s style even more so. I was…

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…

Alcoholism in Reservations In Sherman Alexie’s book entitled “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” one of the many continuous themes is alcoholism. It shows how alcohol can affect everyone surrounding it, and the destruction is causes within families or personal feelings. Junior (the main character) labels his community as a generally drunk society. The book allows us to witness the tragedies Junior has encountered first hand. Within the short amount of time Junior has lived, he…

It is extremely important for teens and young adults to read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian because it gives a lot of insight on how people use friends as a way to cope with multiple life devastating situations. In the novel Junior goes through poverty, loss, and racism but gets through it with the help of his friends. Alexie demonstrates that people often turn to friends when in difficult situations. Turning to friends during bad situations or when you’re feeling…

Amit’s Response Element Where is hope? What is hope? Who can have hope? Trying to solve these questions, Sherman Alexie’s book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian investigates the journey of a budding 14 year-old cartoonist named Junior, or Arnold Spirit. Being a poor, Indian living on a reservation, that suffers from hydrocephalus, Junior does not get the liberty of having an easy life. He is picked on by everybody other than his best friend Rowdy, the roughest kid on the rez.…

Some times to forgive people need a break. People may not understand what friendship really is till it is to late. After that the friendship could be over. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is about how this boy moves to a different school and everything starts to go down hill. This guys name is Junior. Education can start new friendships and start new hopes and dreams. Many people can make new starts.…