The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian

In society, people judge each other with stereotypes based on their looks, religion, and their way of life. People who show compassion to others help them understand that being different is something special and nothing to hide from. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Native Americans are stereotyped as not successful and poor, but Junior determines that he is special and worth knowing, unlike other Native Americans. Without the courage from Mr.P, Junior would end up like his sister, Mary, doing nothing in life but staying in the basement all day. Junior’s parents support his decision with transferring schools, but Rowdy, his best friend, believes he is making the wrong choice by leaving the rez, so he turns

Transfering schools was a big and wise decision for Junior, but he knew that if he stayed at Willprint he was going to start giving up on himself just like Mr. P said. The people on his reservation did not quite believe he was making the right decision and believed he was a traitor. In fact, his best friend Rowdy, punched him in the face while Junior was trying to convince him that he had made the right choice. Native Americans do not usually succeed in life such as white people but “[he][has] to prove that[he][was]stronger than everybody else”(Alexie 186). Junior knowing that fact that he will be judged and bullied at Reardan, made him come to realize that he has been bullied throughout his life and he will be able to manage to go to the school. Furthermore, Junior wants to prove that he is the opposite of the Native American stereotypes and even though he is Native American, he can still be successful just like white people. When Junior was playing against his reservation at a basketball game, he was determined to try the hardest that he has ever done because Junior wants to prove that it is not only Native Americans that can work hard and do there best His first few days of Reardan might have not been what he expected, but he never gave up, giving the school a chance to get better. Junior was able to find new friends, earn respect, and find

He has come to terms with his identity, bravery, and success. Junior could not figure out what his identity was while he was living on the reservation, but he wanted to fix this by changing his way of life which ultimately proves that he is a survivor. Throughout Juniors years in the reservation, he has felt hopeless and trapped by his culture and race resulting in Junior not being able to fully understand his identity. Junior has been through many difficult situations such as making the decision with transferring schools, but he knew that these situations he is going through will only make himself stronger. Junior has accomplished many wonderful things in Reardan such as his school work and basketball, which will lead him to great success in the future. Furthermore, Junior has slowly become a survivor by learning from all his mistakes and stories written down in his diary. For one thing, Junior has broken the Native American stereotypes cycle such as poor, uneducated, dumb, none successful, and continuing. On the other hand, Junior proved that he is the opposite of those things and is instead smart, talented, brave, successful, and continuing. Comparing Junior from the beginning of the novel to the ending, he has changed from this weak and scared boy to a strong and powerless person who never gave up on