The True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
In Search of Goal
Do you think looking forward and trying to change a bad situation into a good one for having a better life is a wrong decision? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian is a novel written by Sherman Alexie. The novel is about Arnold Spirit; everyone calls him Junior. He is a teenage boy with a tough life who lives with his family in poverty on a Spokane Indian reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. He hates living in poverty and wants something better for himself. “I feel like I might grow up to be somebody important. An artist”(6) he claims. His living conditions are horrible; he studies in a school with a lack of resources. He considered the different aspects of moving to Reardan, he struggled about leaving the Rez. In the end Junior decided to leave the Rez and make a better life for himself. He must go somewhere else, somewhere that people have hope. In order to get a decent education he made the difficult decision to transfer to the privileged white school in the town of Reardan.
Leaving the Rez for a better life had a negative impact on Junior’s relationship with Rowdy. Junior and Rowdy were friends for a long time. “He is my best human friend and he cares about me” (16), “Rowdy has protected me since we were born” (17). Rowdy was the most important person in Junior’s life. By leaving the Rez, Junior lost his friend. When Junior told Rowdy about leaving the Rez he got mad, he hauls off and punched Junior in the face and told him, “Don’t touch me, you retarded fag” (52). Rowdy was angry with Junior; he thought Junior betrayed him by making this decision. Junior was upset about what happened he felt guilty that their relationship was ruined. “I knew that my best friend had become my worst enemy”(53). In sum, Junior lost his best friend Rowdy because of the decision that he made for a better life.
In addition to losing his old friend making new friends at Reardan was hard and slow. When Junior arrived in Reardan he was scared. He
Do you think looking forward and trying to change a bad situation into a good one for having a better life is a wrong decision? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian is a novel written by Sherman Alexie. The novel is about Arnold Spirit; everyone calls him Junior. He is a teenage boy with a tough life who lives with his family in poverty on a Spokane Indian reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. He hates living in poverty and wants something better for himself. “I feel like I might grow up to be somebody important. An artist”(6) he claims. His living conditions are horrible; he studies in a school with a lack of resources. He considered the different aspects of moving to Reardan, he struggled about leaving the Rez. In the end Junior decided to leave the Rez and make a better life for himself. He must go somewhere else, somewhere that people have hope. In order to get a decent education he made the difficult decision to transfer to the privileged white school in the town of Reardan.
Leaving the Rez for a better life had a negative impact on Junior’s relationship with Rowdy. Junior and Rowdy were friends for a long time. “He is my best human friend and he cares about me” (16), “Rowdy has protected me since we were born” (17). Rowdy was the most important person in Junior’s life. By leaving the Rez, Junior lost his friend. When Junior told Rowdy about leaving the Rez he got mad, he hauls off and punched Junior in the face and told him, “Don’t touch me, you retarded fag” (52). Rowdy was angry with Junior; he thought Junior betrayed him by making this decision. Junior was upset about what happened he felt guilty that their relationship was ruined. “I knew that my best friend had become my worst enemy”(53). In sum, Junior lost his best friend Rowdy because of the decision that he made for a better life.
In addition to losing his old friend making new friends at Reardan was hard and slow. When Junior arrived in Reardan he was scared. He