Part Time Indian Essay On Hope And Fear
Hope is a desire for something to happen. Fear is an emotion caused by the belief that pain will occur. Hope and fear are two important factors that shape the outcome of characters in novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Most people hope and fear for something. In the novel the hopes and fears of Mary, Junior, and Rowdy collide and only one emotion prevailed. Mary Spirit is the older sister of Junior. She was an intelligent student who had a passion for writing romance novels. Mary was a dreamer that wanted to live in a romance novel, “And then I realized that my sister was trying to LIVE a romance novel” (90). She placed her dreams on paper hoping they would come reality. A time when her hope and fear collided was when she decided to get married. She hoped she could leave the reservation to live a life like in a romance novel. When she met an Indian from Montana, she realized that was her chance to be part of a romance novel and
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be able to leave the reservation. This decision collided with her fear of a confrontation with her parents, “And a warrior isn’t afraid of confrontation” (91). Mary was afraid of what her parents’ thoughts on her dreams. In the end, Mary’s hope prevailed because she got married and left the reservation. She also started to write new romance novels. The main character, Arnold Spirit Jr., is a naive artistic boy. He draws cartoons to speak to the world. He lets the world know what he is feeling through drawings. He enjoys attending classes because he like learning about new subjects especially geometry. When he received his geometry textbook, he realized the books were more than 30 years old. In that instance, Junior knew the school had given up. His hope was to leave the reservation and attend Reardan High School, so he can have a future. No one in the reservation had a future because they had given up. Junior’s fear was the way the reservation would treat him for leaving, “Shoot, I figure that my fellow tribal member are going to torture me.”(47). Junior’s hope ended up prevailing because he left the reservation. He did get tortured for leaving but he didn’t let his fear get in the way of his dream of going further in life than his fellow Indians. Rowdy is the troublesome boy that always sticks up for Junior.
He has temper problems because his parents are abusive alcoholics. Junior is the only friend Rowdy has. As a result of the relationship with his parents Rowdy fears abandonment especially from Junior. His hope was that Junior would always be there for him. When Junior tells Rowdy that he is leaving the reservation he doesn’t react well, “You better quit saying that,” he said. “You’re getting me mad” (49). At first Rowdy thinks that Junior is joking. When Junior says he isn’t Rowdy’s fear comes into play because he thinks Junior is abandoning him. His hope is consumed by his fear and Rowdy ends up pushing Junior away to lessen his pain. In the end, Rowdy’s fear prevailed because he pushed Junior away resulting in abdomen. Hope and fear are important emotions that influence the actions of characters. On occasion they collide and shape the outcome of the novel. The hopes and fears of Mary, Junior, and Rowdy impacted their
lives.
be able to leave the reservation. This decision collided with her fear of a confrontation with her parents, “And a warrior isn’t afraid of confrontation” (91). Mary was afraid of what her parents’ thoughts on her dreams. In the end, Mary’s hope prevailed because she got married and left the reservation. She also started to write new romance novels. The main character, Arnold Spirit Jr., is a naive artistic boy. He draws cartoons to speak to the world. He lets the world know what he is feeling through drawings. He enjoys attending classes because he like learning about new subjects especially geometry. When he received his geometry textbook, he realized the books were more than 30 years old. In that instance, Junior knew the school had given up. His hope was to leave the reservation and attend Reardan High School, so he can have a future. No one in the reservation had a future because they had given up. Junior’s fear was the way the reservation would treat him for leaving, “Shoot, I figure that my fellow tribal member are going to torture me.”(47). Junior’s hope ended up prevailing because he left the reservation. He did get tortured for leaving but he didn’t let his fear get in the way of his dream of going further in life than his fellow Indians. Rowdy is the troublesome boy that always sticks up for Junior.
He has temper problems because his parents are abusive alcoholics. Junior is the only friend Rowdy has. As a result of the relationship with his parents Rowdy fears abandonment especially from Junior. His hope was that Junior would always be there for him. When Junior tells Rowdy that he is leaving the reservation he doesn’t react well, “You better quit saying that,” he said. “You’re getting me mad” (49). At first Rowdy thinks that Junior is joking. When Junior says he isn’t Rowdy’s fear comes into play because he thinks Junior is abandoning him. His hope is consumed by his fear and Rowdy ends up pushing Junior away to lessen his pain. In the end, Rowdy’s fear prevailed because he pushed Junior away resulting in abdomen. Hope and fear are important emotions that influence the actions of characters. On occasion they collide and shape the outcome of the novel. The hopes and fears of Mary, Junior, and Rowdy impacted their
lives.