In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ we see a common theme of a Native American child trying to get a better education for himself. Early on in the novel‚ Junior finds that his geometry book belonged to his mother before it belonged to him and he threw it at the teacher. “I couldn’t believe that the book belonged to my mother‚ how horrible is that” (31). This scene really sets the stage for him going out and trying to find a better education for himself. From then
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In the essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me‚” Sherman Alexie credits learning to read a Superman comic book with saving his life. As an Indian boy growing up on a reservation in Spokane‚ Washington‚ where being uneducated was not the exception but the rule‚ Alexie was given few opportunities to succeed. The Superman comic book was the book he taught himself to read with‚ which in turn saved him from going down a path that lead to a the life of inferiority and failure. Learning to
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In his book of short stories‚ The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚ author Sherman Alexie explores the theme of Native Americans as outsiders and outcasts. Throughout many of his stories‚ Alexie’s uses the motifs‚ imagery and figurative language to underscore the theme. Three of these stories are “Every Little Hurricane”‚ “A Drug Called Tradition”‚ and “Indian Education”; Alexie uses the motifs of storytelling‚ alcoholism‚ and the warrior to explore how the outsider status of his Native
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summary based on Sherman Alexie’s essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” (page 27). I didn’t know how to really get started on this assignment‚ and I’m horrible at writing‚ it’s definetly my weakest subject‚ any feedback would be much appreciated. This short story "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and me" was written by Sherman Alexie and copyrighted in 1997. "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and me" explains Alexie’s life as an Indian boy and how writing
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Sherman Alexie-native American of the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene nation. This story was adapted into a film “smoke signals. What topics does he address? Alexie address the death of Victors father‚ his relationship with Thomas Builds-the-Fire‚ How deep does he go? The story centers on Victor and his father who passed away recently‚ who he hadn’t had a close relationship for years‚ and spoke to him over the phone a few times. Victor has this “genetic pain‚ which was soon to be as real and immediate
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In the poem "On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City" by Sherman Alexie‚ the speaker is portrayed as a Native American Indian whose apparent wish is to retake and make known his ownership of Indian land‚ which was stolen by white people. However‚ his sympathy towards his rivals seems to keep him from accomplishing these goals. First‚ we can see his Native American heritage in the language of the poem. For example‚ he refers to the elderly woman whom he is conversing with as "white" (line 1)‚
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about something‚ they would probably say they have no prejudices. Perhaps the most painful form of prejudice is racism. Although most of us try to avoid the issue of racism‚ it is all around us. It is unavoidable. In his story‚ "Lawyers League‚" Sherman Alexie confronts racism and its effects openly. He tells how a person can be both the victim of racism as well as the racist. It also illustrates how racism destroys people’s lives as well as their dreams. In this story‚ Richard is a Political Science
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Native American Mascots and Sports In his novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ author Sherman Alexie introduces his readers to the issue of Indians used as mascots in sports. It is an issue that has plagued sports for decades and Alexie brings up the subject throughout his book and in interviews. He brings the topic to light to open the reader’s eyes to the idea that Native Americans are still thought as historical but not culturally relevant to society. Thousands of sports teams
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In Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ the author emphasizes Junior’s misfit status at Reardan through figurative language‚ parallel structure‚ repetition‚ and contrast. Junior is uncomfortable being the only Indian attending Reardan‚ which is evident through the way he compares his classmates’ stares to the way you would stare at “bigfoot or a ufo” (56). This simile reveals that Junior feels his classmates see him as an “alien‚” rather than as a fellow classmate. Thus
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Setting the mood for a tragic event is important to evoke emotion among the reader of a book. That is exactly what Sherman Alexie did in this excerpt in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian‚ where a tragic event has occurred. Alexie uses tone‚ syntax‚ and structure to develop the mood if the passage. Alexie sets the mood of the excerpt through his use of tone. For instance‚ he wrote‚ “At the hospital‚ my mother wept and wailed.” Usage of the words “wept” and “wailed” establish a distressful
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