friendship? In the book The Absolutely True Diary of the Part-Time Indian‚ written by Sherman Alexie; Arnold Spirit or Junior does. At the start of the book he has a problem with his friend Rowdy‚ because he leaves the reservation to find a better life‚ he still lives in the reservation. As he does this he lost a few friends and but he also gained friends. As Junior leaves he goes to a all white school. The book teaches us that friendships are complicated. First of all‚ Rowdy and Junior have a complicated
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condition in which the person often feels hopeless or sad. Throughout The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ Junior is depressed because he struggles with identity‚ friendship‚ and the death and alcohol issues on the reservation. In the beginning of the book‚ Junior fights depression because he is unsure of what community‚ Reardan or the Rez‚ he belongs to most‚ and neither of them value him. On Halloween‚ Junior is walking when he is jumped by some kids wearing Frankenstein masks. He says
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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 family‚ they need each other to function right‚
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In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ Junior felt exactly that way. Junior is an outcast boy who has suffered from a brain injury when he was a small boy. He feared his future because he thought he would be on the reservation forever‚ just like his parents. Junior lets his fear get in the way of the goals he wants to accomplish. But he does overcome those fears in the novel. After Junior throws the book at Mr. P’s face‚ he visits Junior at his house. He
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They had to be brave. Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird was a lawyer in the 1930’s. He would support anyone including black people. 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
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In‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ Junior’s life has always been black and white‚ in the sense that there is a white world and his world‚ but he has never gotten a chance to explore the in-between or grey: the mix of the white world and his‚ and he is not expected to. The Spokane Tribe was reluctant to associate with the white people on the outside of the reservation because white people were the main party who had forced seclusion upon them. Going to a white school
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Nicole Samuels The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian Chapter 1-3 Summary In chapter one‚ we are introduced to the narrator‚ Arnold Spirit‚ nicknamed Junior. He describes himself‚ as being of lanky build‚ with an overly large skull‚ feet and hands. He has a medical condition called Hydrocephalus‚ which is an excess of fluid in the skull causing swelling of the brain. Junior went through a very risky surgery at the age of 6 months‚ which
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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 collision of planets to create the earth which we could consider a goldilocks condition. It would then create new life which can be considered a new complex. The Absolutely True Diary Of a Part Indian Explains the thresholds holds of increasing complexities
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INTRODUCTION The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ is a novel written by Sherman Alexie and it is for young adults. The illustrator of the novel is Ellen Forney and the novel is referred as a first person narrative by who we know as Junior the main character in the novel‚ his real name is Arnold Spirit‚ a Narrative American teenager at the age of 14 years who likes drawing cartoons because he simply believes that is the only thing that he is good at. Arnold grows up under difficult circumstances
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In the poem “Spirit in Me” by Esther G. Belin‚and the novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie both characters share similar life experiences such as effects from alcoholism that affect their lives negatively. Everyone in life has a goal they need to reach and to reach your goal you might have to go through emotional times and so did Junior from the book and the speaker from the poem. Junior and the speaker were facing life the hard way because of the effects of
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