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Absolute Part-Time Indian

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In The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2007), Sherman Alexie offers his autobiographical depiction of reservation through the lens of metaphor to reveal the small segment of his life in a creative way. The genre of the book is creative nonfiction and consciously written for the young-adult readers to spread awareness about the social problem in the community of the Native Americans. The title of the book represents the dual identity in the life of main character because he was travelling in-between the borderlines of Native American and white culture. Alexie presents the character of Junior as a self -reflective image of his survival and the endurance of his own past. Likewise, the title of the book also fulfills the purpose of the overall themes in the novel. The title reflects on the two main themes of hope and suffering very precisely, to establish an equilibrium state in-between the two intertwined concepts of sufferings and accomplishments. Sufferings reinforce the human to come out from their miserable social formations to become a better human being in their life. First and foremost, the title of the book reflects the duality in the main character of the novel. Junior belongs to the native American community and raised in the atmosphere of the extreme poverty of the reservation. In order to break down the …show more content…

He leaves the safe place of reservation, where Rowdy was always protecting him from the target of the people and transfers to the new culture of Reardan. However, his decision helps him for not be influenced by the alcoholic heritage of his family, but he feels guilty of his decision for leaving behind the people of his life. To illustrate, “Traveling between Reardan and Wellpinit, between the little white town and the reservation, I always felt like a

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