The Motorcycle Diaries

The Trials and Tribulations of a boy: The Diary of a Part-time Indian Junior, who is the main character in the Novel the Absolute diary of a Part-time Indian, is a young boy who is searching for his soul purpose in life. Growing up in poverty on a reservation, Junior knows that he must do whatever it takes to make his dreams come true. Through the experiences in his life, Arnold has learned what it is like to grow up in poverty and what difficult choices are made for these people in everyday…

Junior's struggle to remain hopeful. In The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian,the cynical attitude that is passed down, lack of hope and inertia on the reservation turns children, like Junior, into despairing people convinced that they are going nowhere in life and there is nothing they can do about it. But Junior overcomes this by rejecting negative influences and staying hopeful through life’s problems. In The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian, Junior struggles with his…

cope with these hardships in a novel by Sherman Alexie. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a novel about Arnold Spirit, the main character that lives on the Wellpinit Reservation with his family. Arnold struggles with finding his identity through tough times in his life and transferring to a new school, Reardan High School, that is located just off of the Wellpinit Reservation. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie explores that even if people have…

Role of Basketball in Part-time Indian The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written by Sherman Alexie, is about a young Indian boy, Junior, and his struggle to find his place in the reservation and the white community. Basketball is an essential theme in the story that connects both of Junior’s worlds. Though basketball, Junior gains confidence and perseverance, insight into different ideas and worlds, and realization that status doesn’t determine your future. Junior learns…

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a book written by Sherman Alexie, and about a 14-year-old boy named Junior. Junior lives on a Native American Reservation and has issues ranging from financial hardship to physical disabilities. A scene that stood out to me while reading this novel was when Junior played a basketball game against his old high school, Wellpinit. This is the most important scene in the novel because it contains character insight on Junior and showcases a major…

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Take Home Test Sherman Alexie’s National Book Award Winning novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, deals with many sensitive issues and topics that teenagers can relate to in their own lives. Dealing with friendships, identity, and bravery, Alexie’s novel constructs an emotional bond with the audience by addressing matters important in a young reader's life. To deprive certain school districts of this piece of literature, is…

very different than the younger Guevara we see in Motorcycle Diaries. In Motorcycle Diaries, Guevara is portrayed as a young and playful doctor whose political identity is just starting to develop. However, part two of the bibliographical film captures a different side of Che. During the Bolivian campaign the portrayal of “Che” compare to part one is more distance and less motivated…

major presence in Che Guevara's Motorcycle Diaries as they influence Guevara's discovery of himself and also of his perception of reality, however slow their influence may be. The emotional responses towards valuable, but complex discoveries can both contribute negatively and positively towards the development of character, and is the key idea represented in Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis. Social Injustice is a prevalent part in the world of the Motorcycle Diaries that challenges Guevara to…

English Movies That Will Inspire You to Travel There are so many movies based on travel. Following is a list of six English movies that will inspire you to travel: Before Sunrise - This brilliant 20th century movie is an all-time classic. It is about two young people, belonging to opposite genders, who meet on a train in Europe. The just spend one night together, perambulating in Vienna, but before they realize, they develop feelings for each other. Watch it to know what it is like to fall in…

Although discoveries provoke (TOQ), a crucial element to this revelation is the individual’s desire to experience a change to their familiar environment. Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara’s memoir ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’ details a mix of informative and idealistic revelations which challenges (TOQ) through personal interactions. Aldous Huxley’s anecdotal essay, “Doors of Perception” seeks to break free of cultural and philosophical frameworks to confront experiences that challenge moral conscience.…