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Diary Of A Part-Time Indian
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 on his life because he protected him, cared and both shared confidential information between each other since Junior trusted him so much. First, as Rowdy and Junior becoming best friends, they were really close. Rowdy always had his back, anyone who would mess with Junior they …show more content…
In the first few chapters Junior explains about his relationship with his friend Rowdy and what it is like hanging out with him, “Rowdy isn’t a fast reader, but he’s persistent. And he’ll just laugh and laugh at the dumb jokes, no matter how many times he’s read the same comic. I like the sound of Rowdy’s laughter” (Alexie 23). On Thanksgiving day, Junior went over to deliver a cartoon for Rowdy because he missed him, “Rowdy’s dad took the cartoon and stared at it for a while. Then he smirked. ‘your kind of gay, aren’t you?’ he asked. ‘Can you just give it to him?’ I asked. ‘Yeah, I’ll give it to him. Even if it’s a little gay’” (Alexie 103). They have both been best friends for a really long time, when Junior finally decides to tell Rowdy he was leaving the rez, Rowdy didn’t take it easy on him, “My heart broke into fourteen pieces, one for each year that Rowdy and I had been best friends. I started crying. That wasn’t surprising at all, but Rowdy started crying too, and he hated that” (Alexie 52). Even though Rowdy was a hot head around others this was one of many of the examples that he was very caring towards

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