The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian Summary

The Importance of Self Discovery Through Creative Mediums On Indian Reservations, less than 10% of Indians graduate college after high school (American Addiction Center). The rest of the Indians that stay on the reservation have an increased risk of obesity, suicide, cancer, strokes, diabetes, and teen pregnancy. The main cause of this is the prevalent alcoholism that suffocates many Indians. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Arnold Spirit Jr. uses storytelling and comics to cope with the constant alcoholism and death. Without using them as a way to cope, it’s very likely he would turn to abuse, alcoholism, and mental illness. Many Indians never find this way to cope, which continues the cycle of alcoholism. He is one of the only Indians on the reservation who

He doesn’t have anyone to talk to about his deeper feelings and ideas once Rowdy abandons him. This makes writing even more important to Junior. Without turning to writing and expressing himself through comics, he would have likely turned to a much worse way of coping, like alcoholism, abuse, or mental illness. Junior says, “So I draw because I feel like it might be my only real chance to escape the reservation.” (Alexie pg. 6. The aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid His drawings and comics are a way of escaping the intense weight of the expectations and stereotypes that come with going to an overwhelmingly white school as a Native American. Many of the Indians on the reservation believe that he is trying to become white, “Some Indians think you become white if you try to make your life better, if you become successful” (pg. 131). The aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid afor Even the teachers and students have stereotypes and judge him, “So of course, she knew me. She was just being a bitch.” (pg. 73). The 'Standard' of the