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Analysis Of The Book 'Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian'

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Society has made kids believe they belong to one social group or another. That you are either popular or a nerd. Being White and pretty makes you ideal - but being disabled and Indian makes you a freak. Is it possible to break the social norms? For a disabled Indian to befriend people from all classes, and become popular himself? Is it possible to discover true friends from each group? In the book Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, he incorporates many friendship messages. Not only does the main character, a 14 year old Indian befriend the popular kids at his new school, and finds a friend for all his interests, it follows the story of him and his lifelong best friend through all his life changes. Alexie uses academics, sports, and reservation life to prove …show more content…

And even after the hard times - the true ones will always be around. Friends can come from any social groups to fill every bit of your personality. At home on the rez Arnold is known as Junior, he is not popular and is always protected by his bully best friend of 14 years, Rowdy. For Junior, Rowdy is his only friend at home on the rez. On the rez Junior is constantly being bullied for his disabilities and smarts. Rowdy though, is the only person on the rez who constantly has had his back. At Reardan things are different. At Reardan Junior is known as Arnold, and has many friends, and also has gained some popularity. Arnold made a friend who shares his love for knowledge and learning. “ I want to be your friend.” Arnold simply stated to Gordy ( Alexie 94 ). Since then Gordy and Arnold became good friends and hang out daily to discuss academics and life. Roger is the

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Have you ever lost someone you loved or was important in your life? Well Junior has, he has lost many people in his life. He has gone to a total of 42 funerals in his lifetime and he is only 14. You will find out more about Junior in the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Most of the people Junior has lost were due to alcohol.

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