“In the middle of a crazy drunk life, you have to hang on to the good and sober moments tightly.” (from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, page 216)
How do you handle death and sadness? How do you stay positive through the storm of life? In Sherman Alexie’s novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the Native American narrator, Junior is stranded on his reservation where poverty ,alcoholism, and violence are rampant. Junior must find a way to make it through his “crazy, drunk” surroundings if he wants to find hope. quote demonstrates how Junior learns to appreciate the good moments in life. Junior soon learns the lesson of the quote above is one that merits closer examination because it is a lesson that is so important for all of us. We have to enjoy the happy moments in life in order to get through the
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Life is filled with ups and downs, but you need to push through and think of the positive things in your life, rather than focusing on the bad moments. Drinking can come from pressure, you always have the option to say no, but it’s up to you to make the right choice. Like Junior, I also worry about losing someone to drinking. My brother is in high school, and I know that some people start drinking at this very young age. On the weekends I always stay up until he gets home just to make sure he is ok. I trust him to make the right decision, but I know that people can be pressured to do things they aren’t very comfortable doing. “There are all kinds of addicts,I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make the pain go away.” (page 107) A reason kids drink is from stress from school. People think that drinking will make them feel better and all of their problems will go away. Drinking can come from depression, a lot of people drink because they are sad, they think it’s an escape from the real