Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian has been banned or considered for banning in various school districts around the country. I disagree with most of the parents that have concluded that this book detrimental to their children’s brain. Parents are just seeking out the inappropriate things in the book and overlooking the messages in it. For example‚ some parents are just looking at the racist language in the book‚ but they are totally missing why it’s there. The author
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have limited services and transportation. In the book‚ "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie‚ Arnold has a very difficult time getting to school because he lives on the reservation and his school is 22 miles away. In one situation‚ Arnold said "My dad was supposed to pick me up. But he wasn’t sure if he’d have enough gas money...If they didn’t come‚ I’d start walking...Twenty-two miles. I got blisters each time" (Alexie 87-88). Arnold’s biggest struggle everyday is trying
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Jr. is convinced that he is weak and cannot fend for himself. He thinks himself lucky to have Rowdy for a friend… and he’s right. Rowdy has protective instincts towards Arnold‚ Jr. knows that “…Rowdy has a temper and stuff…but he’s been nice to me since we were kids” (41). And while there can be many explanations as to why Rowdy likes Arnold‚ he is just happy is has someone to protect him. I speculate the reason Rowdy protects Jr. is because “…Rowdy’s dad hits him…” (41). His parents treat him poorly
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Furthermore poverty‚ death and alcoholism plays a vital role in the story Absolutely True Dairy of a Part-Time Indian‚ by Sherman Alexei‚ in fact it’s a teenage boy’s ( the protagonists’) in search for his identity and determination lifted him out of poverty. This inspiring story of hope‚ determination and patient teaches us that thing can change. One of the most compelling aspects of the story The Absolutely True story of a Part-Time Indian is that we see first hand how devastating and totally awful poverty
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie‚ Junior‚ the main character of the book‚ makes the decision to change his life. In this book‚ Junior discusses the problems with his life and how he wanted to make a difference. He describes his family as poor and explains that they did not get a good education on the reservation. Junior decides to leave his Indian reservation to better his education in hopes of having a good job or being famous. When Junior leaves the Indian reservation
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In the book‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ the main character Junior describes himself very detailed. The way the main character explains about himself‚ he explains that he wasn’t very normal like other people. For example‚ he mentions the water in his brain (brain damage)‚ having 42 teeth‚ etc. When transferring to an all-white school‚ it was hard to transition himself into that because Junior didn’t know anyone and he was the nerd of his school. Meeting Rowdy had a big impact
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” written by Sherman Alexie is an inspiration to the younger generation. The novel targeted young adults when Alexie was writing it; however‚ she has got a positive response from many people. The fans of the book include students both teens and pre-teens who wrote letters to Alexie expressing the love they have towards the book. It was a surprise to Alexie when she received autobiographical letters
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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
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Alexies novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian‚ the protagonist‚ Junior‚ overcomes many obstacles such as stereotypes‚ poverty and hopelessness. One of the main obstacles Junior overcomes is stereotypes. Junior is an Indian who lives on a reservation. Indians have many stereotypes that are towards them. For instance one stereotype is that they have no hope. Junior had a conversation with one of his teachers about his future‚ which involved him switching schools. Junior knew that if
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THE ABSOLUTETLY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN (THE PHSYICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE). Introduction The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian is a modern contemporary literature written in an adult perspective. In this book we have a young narrator by the name of Arnold Spirit Junior who is experiencing a lot of yanks for a 14 year old. He is not happy with his life and with himself and is forced to take a drastically change which leads to him leaving his home school Wellpinnit to attend
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