An Analysis Of Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian

In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, we see a common theme of a Native American child trying to get a better education for himself. Early on in the novel, Junior finds that his geometry book belonged to his mother before it belonged to him and he threw it at the teacher. “I couldn’t believe that the book belonged to my mother, how horrible is that” (31). This scene really sets the stage for him going out and trying to find a better education for himself. From then on he sets out on his journey beginning with going to a new school.
Mr. P tells Junior that he must leave the reservation in order to escape the education of giving up and failure. Mister P is so passionate about this that he cries and pleads with