In the 2007 semi-autobiographical novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, we see the story of a boy living on an American Indian reservation named Arnold who faces many challenges such as his choice to change schools and unfortunately losing his family. In the novel, Arnold's decision to move to a white school and play on their basketball team against Wellpinit causes strife. This decision shows us how going against your culture can damage you internally and leave you as an outcast. In chapter 20 we see our character Arnold go up against Wellpoint for the first time for the Redden basketball team. Arnold actively played in the game when his coach asked, "You want to take him on again?" Or do you need a break?" …show more content…
The win left Arnold very pleased as he had defended against his friend and had locked him down at nearly every attempt made. With Arnold performing well, the home crowd of course was very supportive as well, along with his coach saying "You can do it." This quote left a big impact on Arnold with him reacting with "Do you understand how amazing it is to hear that from an adult?'' This reaction shows how the setting he is in the home court makes him feel safer as there are more Rearden families there than Wellpinnit families who have been calling him “Apple”. As Arnold said, “My white fans were going to cheer for me like I was some kind of crusading warrior”. As the game wraps up they win, which of course makes Arnold ecstatic but this happiness is short-lived when he looks around and sees how nice the area is compared to Wellington and how all the Rearden families are all together and don't have as dire problems such as alcoholism or just trying to feed their kids at this moment Arnold realized and thought “Then I realized something. I realized that my team, the Reardan Indians, was Goliath." This is when the setting hit him with the force of a truck, his team were the giants and Wellpinnit were the underdogs. The realization Arnold felt links to the real world in that when people realize the troubles of other people and
“The Absolutely True Diary Of an Part Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie is a novel in which the Main Character is searching for hope. Through the Use of Dialogue, Alexie’s novel reveals that in times of drought hope can be always found. In my Book The Absolutely True Diary Of An Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, the author uses a craft element called dialogue by showing how the main character used cartoons to show hope can be found. The text shows a conversation of Gordy and Arnold"There are
In Sherman Alexie’s novel, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, Junior showed his courage by deciding to go to Reardon; standing up against Roger and trying out for the basketball team. Those key events led to Junior’s success and through these events, the author shows that personal courage is crucial to Junior’s success in Reardon. {People always say that courage may be the most important key to Success in any walk of life. In Sherman Alexie’s novel, “The Absolutely True Diary
your life just switch around? This book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written by Sherman Alexie, is about a young Indian boy living on a reservation. This boy experiences many things in his life. Just a few being, changing schools, losing family members, and potentially losing a best friend. He experiences a lot of change and some of it is are pretty painful. There are many themes in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. One particular theme being shown throughout
fourteen years old, and he has already attended forty-two funerals. “And you know what the worst part is? The unhappy part? About 90 percent of the deaths have been because of alcohol.” In the acclaimed novel and award winning audiobook The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, author Sherman Alexie tells the realistic, yet fictional, account of Arnold Spirit, better known as “Junior” on the Spokane Indian reservation where he lives. Junior’s family even expected him to “croak” at six months old
“classic” due to their timeless ability to speak to readers on a deeper level. Three such novels that have a popular reputation of being “classic” are The Sun Also Rises, Maus I/II, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. These three novels by Ernest Hemingway, Art Spiegelman, and Sherman Alexie deserve their reputation as “classic” because they fit many of the scripts found in Lawrence Buell’s The Dream of the Great American Novel, thus making their timeless and highly engaging narratives
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie investigates the hid universe of the Indians. Sherman Alexie displays silliness, trouble, and reality through his primary character, Junior, to influence the peruser to comprehend what the Local Americans are persevering. Indian reservations have had a background marked by being jail like homes to the absolute most socially rich and profound individuals on the planet. In present-day society, sad Indians that possess these reservations
is what happened to Arnold “Junior” Spirit in the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. In the diary, Junior tells readers about his experience in an Indian reservation. he tells the story of when he transfers from his unprivileged Indian school on the reservation to a privileged white school outside of the reservation. The white school, Reardan, puts Junior in a vulnerable situation as he is the only Indian at the school. Throughout the course of the story, Junior
Pursuing one’s dream, adjusting to change and gaining confidence is all about life, but in order to achieve those goals, you need to understand how to accomplish them. Sherman Alexie, author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is about a boy named Junior who transfers schools, but can not identify his role until he meets Penelope, and gets advice and motivation from his grandmother and sister. In the beginning of the novel, Junior has very little confidence, but as the novel progresses
Junior is picked on the antagonist, Roger that creates even more of a struggle for the “part-time Indian”. I believe that the most damaging forms of intolerance for Junior are in Reardan for multiple reasons. For example, when attending school in Reardan, Junior explains the following, “…People had either ignored me or called me names or pushed me. But they stopped after my grandmother died,” (Alexie 159). This part of the story made me wonder, why would it take the death of someone to show that discrimination
The Absolutely True Character Traits of a Part-Time Indian “I was half Indian in one place and half white in the other. It was like being Indian was my job, but it was only a part-time job. And it didn't pay well” (118). This quote comes from book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. In this novel, Junior, the main character who says the previous quote, betrays his tribe by leaving his reservation to get a better education in nearby small white town. Junior faces
we tend to let a little piece of our humanity die along with it. This is also evident in the novel. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. In the novel, Arnold goes on a quest to find hope and he had to leave the reservation but along his journey he experiences death of his loved ones and starts to lose hope of what it means to be an Indian. Throughout the novel, Alexie reveals insight into hope and mortality, and their connection to one another.
I decided to do my book report on the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. This book is about a Native American boy who has to deal with various issues like racism, bullying, loss, health issues, and other more adolescent issues. In the beginning of the book Arnold tells us of his complicated birth and how he was born with too much cerebral fluid. This led to him having an abundance of physical issues as he got older, like poor eyesight, a rather large head, speech impediments
Exploring Identity and Cultural Navigation in the book The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. The main character in the story, Arnold Spirt Jr, also known as Junior, lives on a Spokane Indian reservation. He faces lots of different social environments. Some of which are good, and others not so much. As Junior navigates from his dominant Native American culture to the predominantly white culture at his new school, he faces many challenges that relate to his identity and
Sherman Alexie’s novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, tells a story of a young Indian student who makes the decision to attend a Caucasian school than his nearby Indian reservation school. The protagonist, Arnold Spirit Junior, faces many issues in adjusting to his new school as well as the isolation he faces from his tribe members. Similarly, Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, tells a story of an autistic teenager who struggles to find a place
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian is a first person narrative written by Sherman Alexie in 2007. It is a story about hope and how hard life can be when it leaves and takes you on a journey of both heart rendering and also uplifting moments. The novel is written in diary form to give the reader a direct insight to Junior’s life and his daily struggles. It also uses humour to soften the tough and emotional story and cartoons drawn by Junior because he believes “words are to limited” (pg