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    The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian is the name of the book I’m reading .The genre is (semi-autobiographical novel) .Theme the Theme of the book is race doesn’t matter every one is the same every deserves the same respect as everyone else .Hope well Junior was given hope he got the education he deserves because he cared and saw that the book was as old as his mother .Junior he was weak and frustule but he got friends like Rowdy and his sister also his family he got a better education

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    Optimism is defined as the belief that good ultimately predominates over evil in the world. Everyone has the ability to be optimistic‚ but it is up to those to chose if they will be‚ or not. In “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie‚ Junior is a Spokane Indian who was born with a mixture of medical problems. He considers education very important‚ so he leaves the reservation to learn at an all-white school. Junior experiences many issues throughout his life‚ and because

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    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Alexie Sherman “I have to prove that I am stronger than everybody else. I have to prove that I will never give up. I will never quit playing hard.” pg (132). Junior is an intelligent Native American teenager that wishes for nothing more than a hopeful future. Though the story is written with a humorous tone the message of the novel is tragic. The tragedy that Alexie through the voice of Arnold presents in his story is that Native American have

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    through thick and thin? Arnold and Rowdy have been bestfriends since they were born. After Arnold’s sister Mary dies‚ and after their fight‚ Rowdy will still be by Arnold’s side. There are many themes present in the book‚”The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian”. One particular theme that is present throughout the story is true friendship last even through the toughest times. Throughout the book‚ Sherman Alexie present’s many themes‚ one particular theme is friendship. Arnold and Rowdy are like

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    All narrative stories include elements and ingredients along with goldilocks conditions that support thresholds of increasing complexity to create new complexities. The modern scientific origin story helps explain the thresholds of increasing complexity as it paints a picture of what was most likely to have happened at the time when the universe was being formed and the steps that were taken in order for life to exist as we know it. For example‚ the ingredients used were the rapid expansion and the

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    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian “It was the opposite of me. I didn’t deserve to be there. I knew it; all of those kids knew it. Indians don’t deserve shit” (Alexie 56). In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ Junior (Arnold Spirit) decides he needs to make a few changes in his life. During this journey he faces many challenges‚ self deprication‚ isolation‚ and loss. Junior continues to make friends along the way‚ and he starts finding himself. There are many

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    During that time‚ it was unheard of to support people of the opposite race‚ so he was an outcast to society. Similarly‚ Arnold in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was a Native American. Modern Native Americans are not known for their successful futures or their encouraging society‚ but Arnold decided to move to an all white people school so he could get a valuable education where he was motivated to perform his best work. The problem isn’t fixed though. Arnold was still treated

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    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is a book about the struggles that Arnold Spirit Jr. had to endure while living on the Spokane Indian Reservation. With the support of his family‚ he decided to attend Rearden High School in order to change the path of his life for the better. Along the way‚ he discovers and loses himself in the process of bettering himself. Sherman Alexie used his own tribal identity to inspire the events that Arnold Spirit Jr. was experiencing in

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    Anonymos In the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ the reader is introduced to a Native American high school boy named Arnold who is condemned as a traitor by his people. Despite enduring great tragedies‚ Arnold attacks life with wit and humor and discovers inner strength that he never knew existed. Arnold makes the most important decision in his life‚ when he decides if he wants to be like all the other Indians on his reservation- a man with broken dreams

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    Theme Development by Alexia Sherman Name: Institution: Theme Development by Alexia Sherman Introduction Alexia Sherman’s novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part time Indian is a great novel for the modern times. The themes that it also seeks to explore are very relevan in the modern context. They range from death‚ alcoholism‚ race‚ education among others. These themes in most cases work hand in hand. It is rare for instance to talk of poverty without a mention of alcoholism

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