The Turner Diaries

often mirror themes in each of their publications. Sherman Alexie, author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and co-producer of Smoke Signals, demonstrates this technique through the aforementioned works by introducing topics such as family relationships, identity crises, the power of friendships, alcoholism, and the inevitability of death in both storylines. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian reveals the story of a young Indian boy named Junior Spirit who hopes to…

In Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Alexie channels his voice through Junior, a poor young boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Alexie writes of the impacts of poverty to himself and to an unnamed audience in the form of a diary. The author adopts a bitter and hopeless tone to tell the story of a hot July day when his dog, Oscar, fell ill. Alexie’s inclusion of specific details demonstrates his feelings of resent towards him and his family having their…

Junior’s Identity Shift Junior was born with cerebrospinal fluid and forty-two teeth, had seizures, a lisp, lived in poverty on an Indian Reservation, and had to deal with many family alcohol addictions and deaths. His life wasn’t easy and it didn't help that we was continuously made fun of and beat up at school. During Junior’s transition into Reardon, he struggled with finding himself. “Traveling between Reardon and Wellpinit, between the little white town and the reservation, I always felt…

Blossoming Lives Sprouted From Friends, Family, and Fights In the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie one realises humans all need other people to help one change and grow; the characters Arnold and Roger demonstrate this by helping each other alter negative parts of themselves. Initially, Arnold is a hopeless, trapped in a perpetual stream of despair, demoralisation, and defeatedness. In a final attempt to escape the suffocating hold his society has on in him…

The One and Only Nomad The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie resembles a native American boy, named Arnold, who decides to change his fate and leave his reservation school and go to a rich white school to become more than someone who just stays on the reservation his whole life. Alexie shows that bullying is humiliating and sometimes soul- crushing, but if you keep your hopes high you will eventually overcome it. Arnold gets bullied on the reservation and bullied at…

Friendship is a pretty important part of your life. Some friendships can be good, and some can be bad. In the book “The absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Sherman Alexie tell that Junior and Rowdy have a good friendship throughout the book. Junior and Rowdy have always been there for each other, made each other happy, and made lots of memories. One Reason Junior and Rowdy have a good friendship is because Junior and Rowdy are always there for each other. One example of this is when:…

The True Portrayal of Alcoholism Sherman Alexie written a novel about a boy’s journey as a Native American living on a reservation in the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. One may think the addiction may not be as prominent in there society due to how Native Americans are usually perceived, such as free, family oriented, and caring spirit. However, Sherman Alexie tells a more in depth relationship that Native Americans and Alcohol share. Sherman Alexie did receive some bad…

In Sherman Alexie's novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Junior must balance his acceptance and rejection of reservation culture in order to be happy. This is first shown when Junior tells his best friend Rowdy that he is switching schools, next it is shown when his tribe gives him peace after his grandmothers passing, and finally it is shown when Junior shows empathy for his tribe. Junior first rejects tribal culture when he leaves the reservation to go to Rearden. This is…

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…