What does it mean to be an Indian? First of all you have to be a warrior and to look like a warrior‚ to look “stoic”‚ secondly you have to be connected with Mother Earth by understanding the sound of nature and what it wants to say‚ then you necessarily have to have visions‚ to ride horses and to hunt buffalos. This is what most of the people think when they say “Indian”. But Sherman Alexie ‚in his volume “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” and then the movie Smoke Signals based on
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The problem the main character (Junior) has is that he goes to a different school and does not know anybody. He is Indian but he wants to go the school with all the rich white kids 22 miles away. He solves the problem by standing up to the biggest kid in the school and making friends with the prettiest girls in the school. He earns respect that way. The story takes place in 2006 and 2007 mostly on an Indian Reservation in Washington called the Spokane Indian Reservation. The town is called Wellpinit
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When reflecting our ancestors’ history or our current conflicts‚ the majority of the conflicts occur due to the different perspective of race‚ religion‚ and culture. In the novel‚ Mr. Dodge denies Junior’s knowledge about Petrified Wood because Junior was an “Indian” from the Reservation. To eagerly be correct‚ Mr. Dodge sarcastically mentions how "there’s so much amazing science on the reservation” (Alexie 85). By using a mixture of sarcastic tone and a rhetorical question‚ Alexie shows Mr. Dodge’s
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Based on the story‚ it is likely for many readers to comply that Junior is viewed as a traitor with his culture‚ race‚ and family. The idea of the agreement is accompanied by the textual evidence extracted in the story. For instance‚ junior is portrayed as a teenager boy who emanates from the Indian s race. Therefore‚ logic suggests that a person must be loyal and patriotic to his/her race‚ unlike Junior. Instead of being grateful for being an Indian‚ he finds a way of running away from the Spokane
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solo Charles Eastman is a Dakota‚ who was a student that became a doctor and lived as an American. His approach with this book in my opinion was the importance for the Indian people to adapt to white culture while still upholding both cultural and traditional ways of life. Ohiyesa is the reason of significance in this read. His trials and triumphant experiences paved the way for what the Indian could be an equal and superior in a society that viewed Indian people as inferior. Ohiyesa shows that
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Sherman Alexie’s‚ “The Absolute True Diary of A Part- Time Indian” is composed in first person narrative through the perspective of the fourteen-year-old protagonist‚ Arnold Spirit Junior. Throughout the narrative structure the writer mimics the style of a personal diary as if written by Junior himself‚ in which Alexie uses humor‚ irony and colloquial language in the form of both verbal text and visual imagery. This technique allows Alexie to keep the readers engaged throughout the novel while he
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“Sex‚ profanity‚ and racism remain the primary categories of objection” (Doyle 2013: 3) when it comes to challenged or banned books. “The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie is not only an award winning book‚ but also one of the most challenged books in the United States. It can be found in the bibliography of books which are “challenged‚ restricted‚ removed‚ or banned […]” (Doyle 2013: 4). Critics consider the book offensive as it deals with alcohol‚ poverty‚ violence‚ sexual
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A character study of Junior. Arnold Spirit Junior – is a main character of the story of Sherman Alexie The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The character‚ which the author introduces us to‚ is most probably built up on his true experiences of growing up on the Spokane Indian reservation in Wellpinit. Junior is a fourteen- year old teenager‚ who is a naturally born artist‚ a talented‚ hysterically funny and open- minded‚ smart‚ brave young man‚ yet super unsecured. Having been born with
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Assimilation is the process in where individuals or groups of people differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society. The process of assimilating involves taking on the traits of the dominant culture to such a degree that the assimilating group becomes socially indistinguishable from other members of the society. Assimilation can be forced or voluntary. (http://www.britannica.com/topic/assimilation-society). In the novel Code Talker‚ Joseph Bruchac clearly shows the
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Friendship: Protection‚ Belief‚ and Secrets Imagine life alone‚ with no one to help you with anything. Could society function without friendship? The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie follows the perspective of Arnold Spirit‚ or Junior‚ a Spokane Indian living on the Wellpinit Reservation. He was born with brain damage but still leads a normal life. In search of something more‚ he decides to transfer schools to Rearden‚ the rich white school. He meets new people along the
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