“I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed” (“Best Kid Books” 27). This quote is simply telling us that Sherman Alexie doesn’t write just to write but he writes because the he knows what blood and pain feels like so he’s trying to give those that have nothing a source of comforting because they know they aren’t the only ones. Sherman Alexie is a Native American novelist‚ short story‚ filmmaker and poet. Alexie is a writer who targets young adults and teens who had a terrible
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This week‚ I read about Jesus’s baptism in four different people’s perspectives- Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John. Although lots of the facts are different in each Gospel Reading‚ there are a couple of similarities‚ too. Two things that all the Gospel accounts have in common is that it shows the actual Baptism of God’s only son‚ Jesus. In Matthew’s reading: ‘Jesus replied‚ “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized
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William Carlos Williams’s short poem‚ "This Is Just to Say" is a brief confession of guilt and a plea for forgiveness. In the From World‚ Self‚ Poem: Essays on Contemporary Poetry from the "Jubilation of Poets‚ Stephen Matterson argues that “The poem‚ cast in the form of a note left on the refrigerator.” Matterson’s interpterion is logical and interesting‚ and I agree with it. In fact‚ there can be more than one side to the story since we cannot assume that the speaker is Williams himself. Fascinatingly
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True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a humours yet insightful book written by Sherman Alexie. The book is about a tale of a hydrocephalic Indian named Arnold Spirit (usually called Junior)‚ living in an impoverished Indian reservation. Due to his medical conditions‚ he is always the underdog‚ lowest member of his society. Despite this he keeps his hope‚ expanding it beyond his hometown and into the wider community. Alexie incorporates many themes‚ such as poverty‚ friendship and hope‚ within Junior’s
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“If you let people into your life a little bit‚ they can be pretty damn amazing” (129). This is just one of many insightful quotes that Arnold Spirit has to say that makes him and Victor Joseph very similar. Sherman Alexie is the American novelist who wrote The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and the film Smoke Signals. Both of the main characters in each of these pieces are modern day Indians who have had a tough upbringing. While Arnold (Diary) and Victor (Smoke) are different in many
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school. In Wellpinit school‚ Junior "got beat up at least once a month" (Alexie‚ p8).He
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This Is Just to Say is a poem written by William Carlos Williams that can exemplify the theme of revenge through literary devices such as tone‚ diction‚ and allusion. Although‚ this poem is interpreted in varying ways‚ the way I have interpreted it is as sibling rivalry. A child has eaten their sibling’s plums as an act of revenge and has written a note asking for forgiveness‚ but he has no care to be forgiven. Tone used in the poem can be described as sarcastic and lighthearted. The writer‚ or
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This book‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. ¨ If youŕe good at it‚ and you love it‚ and it helps you navigate the river of the world‚ then it can not be wrong.¨ This book is about how people can make mistakes and abuse others in a negative way. Things can lead out into violence and to death and heartbreak. Three characters who hope and fear are Rowdy‚ Mary‚ and Junior. Junior both hopes and fears in many ways some can be good and others can be devastating. Junior
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Sherman Alexie is a Native American poet‚ writer‚ and filmmaker. His mother and father was part of the Coeur d’Alene tribe. Much of his works is based on experiences of his ancestry with different tribes. One of Alexie famous works is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a novel about hope and joy. It is about the Native American from a reservation camp and their struggles of life. It deals with people who have what it takes and who
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