The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Poor Person Analysis

The Absolutely True Essay of a Part-time Poor Person Something that I absolutely cannot stand is racially charged social media posts. I’ve always thought they seemed whiny and irritating. “Black Lives Matter” and “It’s a race not a costume” are both genuinely valid points that I agree with whole-heartedly. I just have a difficult time seeing a Tumblr post changing the world. Does this make me a racist or intolerant? I don’t believe so. I do, however, have a sort of predisposed view of the rest of the world based on my own experiences, as much as everyone else. I grew up exceptionally poor with alcoholic parents, so naturally I sympathized with Arnold/Junior when he talked about being poor and surrounded by drunks. When it comes to being Native American however I’m out of luck.
Even though I had trouble sympathizing with race issues before I read this book I still loved it. What makes it any different than a “It’s a race not a costume” post on Tumblr? They are both striving for the same kind of societal change, but Alexie uses humor. That humor gives learning about a social issues a more light hearted feel, which gives those who are ignorant of the issue a reason to stick around until the end. Consequently, it’s extremely important for works that are calling for social change to be entertaining and humor is a great place to start with