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The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexei

September 22, 2017
By Whatever.tori BRONZE, Arlington, Texas
Whatever.tori BRONZE, Arlington, Texas
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie, takes you through the eyes and mind of a 15-year-old boy named Arnold who is Native American trying to survive a white school. The author, Sherman Alexie, did well with the image he wants you to see showing pictures here and there. Arnold is described as an everyday native boy with a variety of medical condition that makes him talk and do things differently “Or maybe I should say I had a st-st-st-st-stutter and a lissssssssththththp” (Alexie 4). The Plot structure was easy to follow, but it went off into letters from his sister about how she is doing. The theme was a pit cliché, because it was pretty much never assume yourself on what you’re capable of. Alexie made it seem too expecting with the Arnold being a typical high school kid; he got the girl, he made the team, he was bullied but now he’s popular. What I learned from the book is that everything is important in life no matter how much you struggle or different from everyone else “I suddenly understood that  if every moment of a book should be taken seriously, then every moment of a life should be taken seriously as well” (Alexei 95). A personal connection I can make to myself is that Arnold is Native American trying to fit in to a white high school or in a different school with different people. A connection I can make to the world are stereotypes because the world and people keeping labeling people on what they see. A connection I can make with another book is called Wonder a boy named august (augi) who has a mental condition in elementary who is trying to be normal but gets bullied about the way he looks.


The author's comments:

I hope people would understand that even the smallest thing in the world can count.


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