Analyzing Sherman Alexi's 'ATDPTI'

ATDPTI PAPER Indians and white people think very differently of each other. In the novel ATDPTI written by Sherman Alexi, white people and Indian people have many differences. Throughout the story white people are depicted a lot more favorably than the Indians. In many ways white people are depicted better through education, money and health.

In ATDPTI when it comes to education between the Indians of the reservation and white people have very noticeable differences. One of the differences of the education between white people and Indians in education is the learning supplies used in school. The supplies used by the Indians on the reservation are completely outdated and unhelpful. An example of outdated supplies on the reservation is when
In the novel ATDPTI one of the differences in money between white people and Indian people is their wealth. Wealth determines how much money you receive and depending on that income someone could be poor or wealthy. In ADTPTI Arnold happens to live in a very poor family. When Arnold gets to his new school he notices that all the white people that attend Reardon have nice clothing and Arnold also notices that his clothing is not so nice compared to the other kids. This causes Arnold to feel like he does not fit in, which does not help him specifically on his first day. Money and income also affects peoples way of life. If someone is poor then they might set lower standards than people who are not poor. When people set lower standards than they should that could be bad because that can lead to not achieving goals that they would want to accomplish. An example of setting bad standards in the novel ATDPTI is when Arnold is saying that he will get nowhere in life and the only chance of him getting anywhere in life is through drawing his cartoons. He thinks this way because he does not have the money to go to college or school which makes him feel like he can get no where in life. Money is needed for many things and can help in life if