The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie follows Arnold Spirit Junior‚ a young native american boy‚ as he struggles to survive between two different worlds. He must endure his own disability‚ social ostracism‚ poverty‚ and the effects of alcoholism‚ while also dealing with the loss of people he loves due to the very conditions on his reservation that he is fighting to escape. Arnold must go through many trials and tribulations as he learns to navigate the world on his own
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called them gritty or grit = integrity so the grit mean hard work. Also there are another different people whose have special ability. Those people are smart in some skills those people are called them talented or talent. So some people believe that talent is more important than grit however some people think grit is more necessary than talent. From my experiences: I can say grit is more important than talent for success because grit is necessary for build good future and grit give you experience in
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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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In Canada’s 2011 Aboriginal Survey‚ only 22.8% of Aboriginal Peoples had completed high school and post-secondary education.The book "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" talks about the daily life of an Indian boy who called Junior.His surroundings and himselves changes since he moved from Indian school in Wellpinit to white people school in Reardon. There are some major differences between the schools in Wellpinit and Reardon and impact from differences.Between the two schools‚ they
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Imagine losing your best friend‚ dog‚ grandmother and sister in all one year. Junior‚ the main character in The absolutely true diary of a part time indian by Sherman Alexie overcame this‚ and more! Junior‚ the main character‚ has to also face all the problems of a modern day teenager‚ while being the only Indian at school‚ the only Indian who goes to a white school at home‚ and home being a entire 22 miles from school. Junior endures many things‚ while in poverty and sadness‚ which then enables
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In the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and the poem “There is a Longing…” by Chief Dan George‚ the authors apply metaphors and diction to express that people have to change their way of thinking in order to achieve their dreams. At the beginning of the book‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ the main character Junior expresses why he loves to draw. He claims that it is a way to talk to the world and it makes him feel important. He dreams of
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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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internal and external. Junior has different ways to cope internally. He uses jokes and his drawing and stories to help him get by. Meanwhile‚ externally‚ his family and friends help him along the way. In the two hundred and thirty pages of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ Alexie helps us experience different way to deal with things and how family and friends can
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Over the course of a novel‚ it is inevitable that characters will encounter battles‚ and more often than not will have to take them on face to face. The battle is either literal‚ and involves two sides fighting against each other‚ or figurative in which two sides aren’t physically fighting‚ but rather in competition for something intangible‚ and in a sense is metaphorical. These battles are often the main conflicts in the story or for characters in the story‚ that stem from the greed of one group
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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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