Anonymos In the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ the reader is introduced to a Native American high school boy named Arnold who is condemned as a traitor by his people. Despite enduring great tragedies‚ Arnold attacks life with wit and humor and discovers inner strength that he never knew existed. Arnold makes the most important decision in his life‚ when he decides if he wants to be like all the other Indians on his reservation- a man with broken dreams
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enviornment dictat the way you act. For example‚ a study using children and dolls show that messages are conveyed even in the early years of life. A different study showing how our appearence can have an affect on people. In the realisic fiction by Sherman Alexie‚ "The Absolutely Ture Dairy of Part-Time Indian‚" demonstrates how messages can affect us. The main character‚ Junior‚ has always lived by the preconcieved idea that he was supposed to conform like everyone else. Unfotunately‚ that message was
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Sherman Alexie was born in a poor family. One of his parents usually managed to find some minimum-wage job to support he and his brothers and sisters. Even though he comes from a poor family‚ his father loved reading and his rooms were always piled with books. The author’s love of book was influenced by his father. As he began to read he observed the structure of the article: “paragraph”‚ he found the logic behind the paragraph and apply his understanding to his everyday life. At the same time
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Self-Esteem Everyone wants to be told they are good looking or special in some way. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by‚ Sherman Alexie‚ the protagonist‚ Junior‚ goes through the struggle of finding himself due to getting bullied and picked on about his appearance. People should not let what others say define how they view themselves. Bullying can cause one’s self-esteem to deteriorate. In the book‚ Junior gets bullied by the kids living on the Spokane reservation
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when Sherman Alexie was born‚ was not an easy time for people of colored backgrounds. With the Civil Rights Movement and other movements for colored people‚ it must have been difficult for Native Americans to make it in life. By reading books and acquiring knowledge‚ even a Native American can be successful and “save his life.” Even though they were expected to fail during this time period‚ acquiring wisdom made them smarter in school‚ causing them to gain respect‚ not pity from whites. Alexie tries
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print Print document PDF list Cite link Link The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2007)‚ Sherman Alexie recounts the trials of a Native American teenager‚ Arnold “Junior” Spirit‚ during his first year in high school. Using humor to soften the sometimes difficult and emotional story‚ Alexie creates a loveable‚ misfit protagonist whom readers cannot help but root for. Junior lives on the Spokane Indian Reservation‚ where he discovers that
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202 Supplement Dr. Kelly DeLong Office: 115 Haven-Warren Office phone: 404-880-8171‚ cell 678-977-7353 Office hours: MWF 12-1‚3-4 Email: kdelong@cau.edu Texts: The Norton Anthology of World Literature Vols D-F Sherman Alexie The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven Grade Distribution: There will three tests worth thirty points each and an oral presentation worth ten points‚ for a total of one hundred points. The final is the third test. However‚ the final will be split into
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matter how many times he’s read the same comic. I like the sound of Rowdy’s laughter” (Alexie 23). On Thanksgiving day‚ Junior went over to deliver a cartoon for Rowdy because he missed him‚ “Rowdy’s dad took the cartoon and stared at it for a while. Then he smirked. ‘your kind of gay‚ aren’t you?’ he asked. ‘Can you just give it to him?’ I asked. ‘Yeah‚ I’ll give it to him. Even if it’s a little gay’” (Alexie 103). They have both been best friends for a really long time‚ when Junior finally decides
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In Sherman Alexie’s short story “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven”‚ the Native American narrator struggles to find a place where he belongs in modern white-dominated America. The story structure itself reflects the restless nature of the narrator‚ moving from place to place and from time to time‚ and allows the reader to begin to hone in on the issues that native people face in a contemporary ever-changing world. The narrator’s inner conflict manifests itself in polarizing moments of
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Anh Phan Professor Frank English 112 September 28‚ 2012 “That Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” In short story Sherman Alexie. “That is what it means to say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ he creates three main characters‚ Victor‚ Victor’s father‚ and Thomas who have three different personalities. However‚ Thomas seems one of the most interesting characters in this short story. The author presents Thomas as a person who has not been affected negative by the hardship and struggles of modern day Native
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