"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" Blog - Ryan Atterbury P6

Ryan Atterbury
P6

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

By Sherman Alexie

I give this book a ★★★½, because I think it has an interesting character and setting, and seeing poverty and oppression from the point of view of a Native American is a pretty eye opening read. But I think this book can be pretty annoying at times. The idea of the character going to a normal school instead of his reservation school is kind of hard to read knowing there is most likely some pretty hard times ahead. 

Setting:

The setting of the book is a Native American reservation, where the majority of the population is very poor. The main character Junior eventually goes to a predominantly white.

Characters: Junior, his family, Rowdy, Mr. P (So far)

Events:
1. Junior's dog is put down.
2. Junior throws a textbook at his teacher Mr. P unintentionally, and gets suspended.
3. Mr. P tells Junior to leave the reservation.
4. Junior goes to an outside school.

Explanation: 

The main character Junior, was born with many issues. He had to much fluid in his head and had to immediately have surgery to remove it, this resulted in a lot of damage like, his head and feet were much bigger than the rest of his body, and his head can be hurt very easily, The main problem this caused was constant bullying.

Conflict: 

The conflict in the book is Junior is bullied and doubted for his disabilities, and racism because he is Native American. He wants to make his way in the world so he goes to a better school where he is doubted and bullied.

Recommendation: 

I personally think this book is pretty decent, I would recommend it to maybe someone who wants to read a unique and shorter book.