Part-Time Indian Versus Persepolis

The main character is sent by his father to stay with his grandmother. This is where you learn that the strong heart runs in the family. This is true because she is a seventy-eight year old woman and will still patch out two acres of corn and make enough bread for the winter to do what she can to keep her family feed.  In her old age she hasn’t kept the best health. Some days she is too sick to get out of the bed. The main character takes care of her he cooks all the meals for her and helps her start to feel better. Living with her he hears stories of his father and how he is an honest man. Also his grandmother tells him about his grandfather and all the great things he would do.  Living with his grandmother is a great experience for the main character because she brings him history of his family and teaches him many things on how to live a content life.

3. Examine the cover of the novel. What images do you see? How do you think the images are connected to the story?

18. The author gives you some insight into the way she organized her notes (p. 60). What does it say about the process of writing this book? She chooses to alternate between chapters of Lia's story and its larger background-the history of the Lee family and of the Hmong. What effect does this create in the book?

I thought I missed some important events that lead to grandpa’s arrest. I was shocked that grandpa was getting arrested. The situation with grandpa made me more curious to find what Grandpa did to get him arrest. That moment were the FBI dragged off the grandpa, I felt miserable for Tomi’s family after learn the news of Papa being arrest and the struggle that they being going through after the bombing, and the discrimination that they are going through, the author decided to take away grandpa as well. I cannot imagine what was going through the mother’s head when all this was happening. All of this happening to them and the mother said that this was nothing compare to the first time she arrived to Hawaii. This moment I tried to imagine how unfortunate Tomi’s mother was when she going to Hawaii.

Do you think looking forward and trying to change a bad situation into a good one for having a better life is a wrong decision? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian is a novel written by Sherman Alexie. The novel is about Arnold Spirit; everyone calls him Junior. He is a teenage boy with a tough life who lives with his family in poverty on a Spokane Indian reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. He hates living in poverty and wants something better for himself. “I feel like I might grow up to be somebody important. An artist”(6) he claims. His living conditions are horrible; he studies in a school with a lack of resources. He considered the different aspects of moving to Reardan, he struggled about leaving

It is bizarre how two wildly different texts can have weirdly similar ideas, and still be immensely unique in the way they are presented. The chapter “how to fight monsters” from the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie, and the poem “cross” written by Langston Hughes carry an irre similarity, however, manage to be about entirely different situations. Though both the texts deal with somewhat similar situations, their their similarities and differences become apparent when one begins to examine how the main characters feel in their situation, where their problems stem from, and how they choose to deal with their problems in their own unique ways. It is no secret that both the characters are put

The way someone acts or makes decisions says a lot about a person because it shows their personality, and defines a character. Grandmother plays a very large role in the family's life. Love and care is constantly displayed throughout the story, especially since their grandmother lives with them and makes strong connections which builds their relationships. Through the story the character of the grandmother

Adolescents experience a multitude of physical, cognitive, emotional, and social, and mental changes during a short span of years in their developmental journey to adulthood, and this transition period is full of many developmental changes and milestones. Some typical changes and milestones in an adolescent’s life include puberty, learning to drive, dating, developing new social relationships and social roles, cognitive changes, becoming sexually active, obtaining employment, and graduating high school. In addition to all of these changes in this tumultuous time of life, adolescents are identifying, developing, and coming to terms with their own sense of self, and learning about their identity becomes a priority. Teens and young adults must also address certain challenges that may arise in their lives such as bullying, drug and alcohol use, violence, sexual abuse, eating disorders, depression or other mood/mental health issues, and issues concerning sexuality, and gender identity. Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is an engaging story that deals with many of the challenges that all adolescents face, and this novel also addresses challenges that are unique to those teens who may be grappling with issues that face minority cultures and communities as well.

Colin Powell once said, “A dream doesn’t become a reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” Sherman Alexie, author or The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a story about an Indian teenager who does the unthinkable of switching from the school on his reservation to the white school a while away to better his education and future, would agree with this quote, because in my opinion it captures the essence of the hardships and continued determination the main character, Arnold, faces. In this book, Alexie portrays the idea that to better your life and future, you need to take leaps, regardless of obstacles.

I decided to make a comparison between Amy’s perspective about her Grandpa and her belief towards her culture. I thought Amy would be an easy character since the story/text mainly shows her personality. Throughout the diary entries Amy will be in different ages: Amy at 12, 13 and 16 years old will be the three ages mainly focused. I believe this style of creative response will also convey the becoming of age shown by Amy, focusing the ages of 12, 13, 16 will also help to represent different stages of behaviours throughout the period of

One way the novel’s portrayal of history in relation to modern day can be viewed by analyzing the similarities

Billions of black people and Native Americans are being discriminated. They are suffering because of all the terrible things that happened in the past. Even children can’t escape the burden of history, but empowering them with the freedom to be imaginative provides them with the opportunity to dream a better future. There are people that are trying to stop it or make the world a better place like Javon Johnson in his video ‘cuz he’s black, T.J. Raphael who interviewed Sherman Alexie about his book, and the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian By Sherman Alexie.

Trace three of the following threads through the novel. In two paragraphs for each explain the various literary effects of each of the threads and how each is related to the theme. Use quotations from the novel to support each analysis.

Arnold/Junior Spirit is a fourteen year old Spokane Indian who lives on a small reservation in Washington state. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a part-Time Indian, Junior leaves his reservation for a primary white school called Reardan to find hope. He struggles with friendships, family, basketball, school work and identity through the year. His experiences on and off the reservation, are constantly changing his beliefs to become less racist and more positive. For example, Junior begins thinking that hope is barely reachable for him, but ends the book realizing that nothing stops him from having hope except how much he works for it.

The resentment within the young girl’s family is essential to the novel because one can understand the young girl better as she makes her decision.