The Absolutely True Diary Of Part-Time-Indian Essay

Did you know the overall living conditions of Native Americans compare to third world living conditions? Making The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time-Indian into a movie would be important because it shows people how racist we can be towards Native Americans. Presenting this problem could be helpful, but others believe racist problems shouldn’t be presented by movies. I believe The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time-Indian by Sherman Alexie should be made into a movie because of the interesting conflict, unique tough question, as well as a fascinating main character.

A great reason this book should be into a movie is the interesting conflict. There is not a conflict anything like this one, it is unique and one of a kind. It changes all the

time, always leaving you guessing what's going to happen next. For example on page 51, it states, “I’m going to Reardon tomorrow”. This completely changes the plot and conflict. The conflict went from reservation kids beating Arnold, the main character, to him getting made fun of because of his skin color. A more exciting conflict makes for a better movie. People enjoy a good conflict, and a good conflict makes it lot more interesting, not plain and simple like a plain cheese pizza.
Another reason this book should be made into a movie is the tough question. For example, on page 43, the book says, “Who has hope… Where is hope”. In this part of the novel, Arnold is talking to his school teacher, Mr. P. Mr. P wants Arnold to find hope because Mr. P thinks Arnold is really smart and deserves better. This tough question sort of gets answered but still leaves the reader wondering. This is good for a movie because the movie needs to leave something with the watcher. Good movies always leave you wondering, for example, there are cliff hangers. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time-Indian’s tough question really leaves you wondering. It sure keeps me thinking about it. However others may say this tough question is to hard to answer and is unreasonable. The tough question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time-Indian would be good because it makes you think and leaves a lasting impression. This tough question would make The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time-Indian a great movie.

The last reason The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time-Indian should be made into a movie is because of it’s main character.

Some books are about an average character that can be similar to us, but in this book, the main character is completely unique. As this may be a good thing, others may prefer a character they can relate to. Benefits of a different story character is better because it opens our points of view. It will teach us to appreciate all the things we have. If we are used to the same thing everyday, something new could make us scared or mean. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time-Indian opens your eyes so when something new appears, you can be ready for it. Arnold is super smart but also has some disabilities. For example, on page 1, the book says, “I was born with water in the head.” Here Arnold is talking about how he was born with brain damage. He has to much fluids in his brain causing physical and mental disabilities. Not many books are about kids with disabilities. This is important because it makes the story/movie more interesting. It also makes the movie stick. People remember different things, not something they see everyday. A movie that sticks with it’s watcher can leave a lasting

impression.

I believe The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time-Indian should be made into a movie, but others say other wise. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time-Indian would be a good movie because it shows people how poor Native Americans are. It also shows how racist people still are. Some people think racist problems should not be informed by movies. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time-Indian, by Sherman Alexei, would be a great movie because of it’s tough question, unique character, and unusual conflict.