Indian‚ the difficulty of transferring schools is brilliantly conveyed when the protagonist‚ Arnold Spirit Jr.‚ decides to break through the confinements of his racial status. Alexie’s work‚ directed toward minorities‚ effectively displays the protagonist’s struggle to adapt to a new social environment by utilizing significant visuals‚ illustrated by Ellen Forney. The novel contains important
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older man named Arnold Friend. Arnold friend is the antagonist of the story. He is a very strange character. From his odd car to his appearance. Arnold Friend is not so much a “friend” to Connie. In the story Friend plays the role as a man but in deeper meaning‚ he is really a demonic figure. When he unexpectedly shows up to Connie’s house‚ his strangeness begins to grow dramatically. Arnold Friend is not some normal person. He comes off as if he has some deeper issues. Although Arnold Friend has a
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Jessica Ferguson July 22nd‚2012 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 1. What does Arnold mean when he says‚ “I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats.”? What Arnold meant by the above quote was that he sees the worlds as broken dams and floods that represent the death‚ chaos and poverty around him. Everything around him is broken and damaged like his glasses. At the age of fourteen he has already been
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to a barbecue at her aunt’s house. While they are gone the stranger in the convertible‚ whose name is Arnold Friend‚ pulls up in her driveway and tries to talk Connie into leaving the house and going with him and his friend out. Connie resists for a while until Friend begins to threaten her family. In the end Connie ends up going with Friend and the story ends. Many people believe that Arnold Friend is a predator seeking out a new victim. Even the numbers painted on the side of his car are references
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fantasy oriented and irrational. Joyce Carol Oates places Arnold in her short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Arnold Friend represents the id in Connie’s personality. Everything Connie wishes about her life is exactly what Arnold represents. Arnold sets Connie free and gives her the things she has
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are hooves that the devil has. The narrator stated about the wig that Arnold friend was wearing was to make the reader think that he’s wearing it for a purpose‚ which is to hide his devil horns. The other guy name was Ellie he is also listening‚ to the same rock and roll song that Connie was listening to before they pulled up. Ellie looks like the type of guy who could do no harm. He’s quiet and just hangs around; Arnold friend convinced Connie to go for a ride with him but‚ Connie knows
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One Nation Under Drugs This problem has been going on for decades and still going on till this day. Should the U.S legalize every drug‚ would that be the answer? Do we continue with this twenty-five year plus war with drugs. The use of illicit drugs is illegal because of their intoxicating effects on the brain‚ damaging impact on the body‚ adverse impact on behavior‚ and potential for abuse. Their use threatens the health‚ welfare‚ and safety of all people‚ of users and non-users alike. I am against
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What strategies does Alan Bennett use to create sympathy for the characters in the History Boys? To what extent is he successful? Alan Bennett is a playwright acclaimed for his controversial plays such as “Beyond the Fringe” and “The Madness of George III”. The most famous of these is “The History Boys” winner of a Tony Award for Best Play in 2006. It is set in the 1980s in a traditional secondary school in working class Sheffield. Education‚ in this case A levels‚ is the overall focus of the
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and (3) this discrimination complaint is directed toward his employer. The private sector refers to "that segment of the workforce represented by private companies‚ companies that are not owned or managed by the government or one of its agencies" (Bennett-Alexander‚ & Hartman‚ 2003‚ p. 774). A discrimination complaint‚ if valid‚ consists of a factual and evidential claim (or claims) of illegal treatment or activity on the basis of an individual ’s or group of individuals ’ "race‚ sex‚ religion‚ national
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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
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