The Word Diary In Truth Rhetorical Analysis

Title of the book:

The word diary in truth is a text written in the point of view of the narrator that includes their thoughts and opinions on the world around them while also telling a story. The words true diary mean that the text was taken straight from the source of the person or of the diary itself and absolutely is a word to further convince that this text is indeed true or based off of a true story. Part-time, when talking about jobs, is a job that a person does not do full time but only half or some of the time. In this context, this phrase is referring to being a part-time indian so that can conclude that the narrator is only acting or being indian half of the time. When I read the title my first thought was that this was going to

Since the narrator is a teen, the language used is that of lower education but mature enough to understand a few complex situations. The narrator hints that he stutters and speaks with a lisp, but the written words are not affected. The author’s word choice and sentence structure contribute to the development of the characters, setting, and plot by giving personality and bringing the story to life. The characters all have different ways that they are written and portrayed throughout the text. Their use of colorful language emphasizes the meaning they are trying to get across to the other characters. The setting, even though it doesn’t have very much detail, still gives a clear image and can be painted in the reader’s mind. Therefore, the setting includes trees around the reservation and a small, basic school. The plot is told with a certain tone that would only be possible through the language and sentence structure that the author chose for the book. The author chose to portray the story in mostly simple and compound sentences. Since the narrator is young, the sentence structures help tell the story as if a teenager had written it. The author used some irony for death scenes; for example, the chapter would start out light-hearted then it would immediately go into death very quickly. The author did use hyperboles especially when the basketball court scenes were in play. The people in the

is a young cartoonist and the main protagonist of the novel. He is a 14-year-old Spokane Indian who decides to go to a white high school in Reardan, Washington in order to have better experiences in his life. His cartoons help him make sense of the world around him on and off the reservation. They also help him to cope with the deaths of friends and family members. Junior is intellectual in school despite his disabilities. He also plays basketball and is fairly good at the sport. He is the most dynamic character in the story because he machures so much throughout. Rowdy is Junior’s best friend. He is the star basketball player for Wellpinit High School. He has major anger problems due to his abusive father and often gets physically violent with almost anyone. He felt betrayed when Junior decided to leave Wellpinit to go to Reardan and started to ignore him. Throughout the story Junior attempts to win back Rowdy’s friendship. Rowdy would be a flat character because his personality does not change for he is always angry. Junior’s family consists of his dad who is an alcoholic, his mom, his very old and wise grandma, and his isolated sister Mary. Junior’s whole family supports his decisions and gives him hope throughout the book even when they don’t seem like it. Gordy is Junior’s best friend at Reardan. Junior decides to make friends with him after Gordy defends one of Junior’s answers against an incorrect teacher. Gordy is intellectually gifted in most