Review Of Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian

In Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the author emphasizes Junior’s misfit status at Reardan through figurative language, parallel structure, repetition, and contrast. Junior is uncomfortable being the only Indian attending Reardan, which is evident through the way he compares his classmates’ stares to the way you would stare at “bigfoot or a ufo” (56). This simile reveals that Junior feels his classmates see him as an “alien,” rather than as a fellow classmate. Thus, uncovering Junior’s fear that he won’t fit in, being the only Indian. Junior feels like a fish out of water as the people and lifestyles of those living in Reardan are completely different than those on the rez, which is evident through the parallel