The Absolutely True Diary Of Part Time Indian Analysis

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is about a native american boy, named Arnold, who lives on the Rez with his family and best friend Roudy but, ends up going to school at a rich white school called Reardan and plays basketball. In this book, bullying is a big part of Arnold's life. For example, Arnold has a lot of disabilities and having a listhp is one of them so therefor, everyone calls him a retard twice a day (4). In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Alexie shows us that bullying is humiliating and painful but, if you just get through it you will eventually overcome it. Bullying is shown when Arnold is at the reservation, and at Reardan, but he eventually overcomes it and the bullying stops. …show more content…
He gets bullied for things he can't control the most. For example, people would spin him around in circles, suddenly stop him and pont on his head a place they wanted to go. This is because Arnold had a big head and the kids would call him orbit (3). Arnold's best friend is Rouduy and he's very protective of Arnold. One time these 3 brothers named the Andersons beat Arnold up. But Roudy was not going to let them get away with that so he cut their braids off which in their town, it's the worse thing you can possibly do to an indian(21-22). While Arnold thought the bullying was just at the reservation, Arnold moved schools to Reardon and new adventures

Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian Analysis

The Power of Tradition A correlating theme in both novels, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie, and Sacred Wilderness by Susan Power, is that of traditions and customs. In, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Junior is so entwined with his culture and the negative associations that come along with being Native American, that he wants to change. Candace on the other hand, in Sacred Wilderness, felt the void of a culture she long ago forgot.…

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Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian Analysis

Arnold Spirit Jr., the protagonist in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written Sherman Alexie, has many struggles throughout the book. Many people die including his sister, uncle, and grandma because they were drunk or a drunk killed them. The pitcher of beer on my poster represents Arnold’s struggle dealing with deaths by beer. Arnold also deals with having little to none money. His father had to shoot and kill his beloved dog, because their family couldn’t afford getting the sick…

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Absolutely True Diary Of Part Time Indian Analysis

In the story, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Junior is your typical dorky kid born with many medical problems, he gets picked on by everyone besides his best friend Rowdy. Junior and Rowdy both lives on the Rez, a Spokane indian reservation. Have you ever felt like you never really fit in with everyone else? Well Junior felt like that. One day in school, Junior was assigned a book in geometry class and when he looked inside the book, the book said Agnes Adams…

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The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian Analysis

impressions can shape the way you think about something, even before you know anything about it. My first impression of Rowdy, a character in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, was that he was a strong brute with no mind that Arnold has to protect himself. Rowdy has been Arnold's best friend for his entire life. They hang out all the time and they do everything together. They are basically brothers. Arnold needs Rowdy for many different reasons. One way is that Arnold is very small…

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The Absolutely True Diary Of Part Time Indian Analysis

good and a bad way people can be connected with someone else. There are many good and bad relationships including the loving kind and family kind. An example of this are in the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Written by Sherman Alexie. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is about Junior´s struggles with both his family and friends and his relationships with each. Junior has a good relationship with his parents because they understand each…

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The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian Analysis

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Essay “How does Sherman Alexie develop the theme of identity in his novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian?” Sherman Alexie, the author of The Absolutely true Diary of a Part-Time Indian, uses many different viewpoints to explain a characters total identity to the reader. These include things like social standing and also just the characteristics of the person that they’ve developed themselves. Alexie portrays the main character…

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Absolutely True Diary Of Part Time Indian Analysis

What could a Spokane Indian boy and a vampire-human hybrid possibly have in common? Well, more than one would imagine. Arnold Spirit Junior, in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, struggles with unimaginable grief, bullying, and an inability to fit in, much like Vladimir Tod does in The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Junior loses his grandmother, friend, and sister all in a short period of time (Alexie). Vlad, at the age of eight, witnesses the death of both his parents (Brewer). Junior…

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Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian Analysis

The book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie is about an Indian named Arnold Spirit, growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Arnold was born with a lot of medical problems. He was picked on by many fellow students at school. Arnold is determined to get a better education, so he leaves the reservation to attend an all-white school. All throughout this book there is a series of bad language and bullying issue’s. This book is not suitable for middle school…

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The Absolutely True Diary Of Part Time Indian Analysis

The Adaption to Trauma Think about all the unfortunate events you’ve dealt with in your life time. You got yourself through it and there is a reason for that. Our bodies have adapted to these situations to make us stronger. Humans are resilient and figure out ways to cope with difficulty or trauma. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Junior faces a lot of obstacles and he has to learn to adapt to all the loss he suffers through laughter and denial. For example, junior states “But…

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The Absolutely True Diary Of Part Time Indian Analysis

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian “My grandmother's greatest gift was tolerance. Now, in the old days, Indians used to be forgiving of any kind of eccentricity. In fact, weird people were often celebrated. Epileptics were often shamans because people just assumed that God gave seizure-visions to the lucky ones. Gay people were seen as magical too.” ( Alexie 155) By talking about his grandmother’s acceptance of ‘weird people’ it contrasts the characterization of her as a traditionalist…

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