reading the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ I got a much better understanding of what that title means. When you think of part-time you normally think of having a part-time job when you only work some days but not all the time. Well that is a lot like the life of the main character in this story. Throughout the book‚ Junior manages to be “half Indian” and “half white.” He says “ It was like being Indian was my job.” How could someone be “half Indian” and “half white?”
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian Essay In Sherman Alexie’s novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian‚ is a tale of a young Native American boy who has a struggle with poverty‚ a need for support in his decision making‚ and a show of courage when times seem hopeless. Junior is not a typical Native American boy. He wants to succeed in life and the only way to do that is leave the reservation for better schooling. The story takes place in times of great despair as well as
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Junior is a teenage Indian who lives in a reservation with his parents‚ and sister‚ who later moves out. He has many traits which some are good‚ but some are bad. Explained below are three of his best traits. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the main character of this book‚ Junior‚ is a good basketball player‚ a brave Indian for leaving the reservation to go to Reardon - a white school -‚ and draws cartoons to express his feelings to others. The first trait Junior
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian After reading the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ I got a much better understanding of what that title means. When you think of part-time you normally think of having a part-time job when you only work some days but not all the time. Well that is a lot like the life of the main character in this story. Throughout the book‚ Junior manages to be “half Indian” and “half white.” He says “ It was like being Indian was my job
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Commentary on the contrast in the novel "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie between modern ideals and traditional. Society plays a large role in everyday lives- it can dictate how one should think and act in as the “popular opinion”. With this idea in mind it is easy to think that thoughts and opinions are in unison within the world‚ yet this is not the case. A vast range of ethics and morals spread across the population of Earth there are bound to be
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The act of not judging before truly knowing is something that most people struggle not to do. In the novel “The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie‚ Arnold Spirit understands this thoroughly. He falls victim to others judging him too quickly but on the other hand he also does the same to his white friends. He makes decisions about them and their homes before he has any idea. If he hadn’t given up these false notions‚ he may have missed out on some quality people. He then
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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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It All Goes Down Wellpinit and Reardan‚ WA The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian features two main settings‚ the Pacific Northwest towns of Wellpinit and Reardan. These contrasting locations – one an impoverished Indian reservation and the other an affluent white community – become very important to the ever-shifting identity of our narrator‚ Arnold Spirit‚ Jr. Wellpinit‚ WA First‚ there’s Wellpinit‚ the home of the Spokane Indian Reservation where Arnold lives with his mother‚ father
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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 “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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