In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Sherman Alexie uses Comedy, Comic Relief, and Direct Narration to help emphasize the meaning of the text, how the main character is really feeling, and to explain characters’ actions. Even though the book was talking about serious topics, such as racism and murder, the comedy style that the book was written in made it feel more light and free. The comics helped the reader see the world how the main character felt about things, and helped us know more about the protagonist’s character, and view of the world. The style that the book was written in gave it a lighthearted feeling, despite how sad the actual content was. It’s ironic, because while there’s nothing funny about racism and bullying, the book is written with comedy. It’s like a diary, because the whole book is about Junior, and it’s written from Junior’s point of view, and it’s the kind of stuff and writing style that you would put in a diary or journal. For example, on page 94, it says “And so we did become friends. Not the best of friends. Not like Rowdy and me. We didn’t share secrets. Or dreams. No, we studied together.”. It also reveals that even though Junior is now friends with Gordy, he misses Rowdy, because he knows that no one could ever replace Rowdy. He even talks about how his friendship with Gordy is different than with Rowdy. …show more content…
It helps the readers understand more about how Junior views the outside world around him, and how he compares Wellpint and Rearden. It also tells us that Junior likes to draw, and it shows what kind of things he likes to draw, and his style of drawing. It really helps because it’s usually true that a picture’s worth 1000 words. It also adds even more to the comedy part, because even though some of the pictures are about sad things, they are drawn so unrealistic, that they make the reader laugh more than