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Alexie's Background
Sherman Alexie wrote Part-Time Indian about his own life. Alexie lived on a Spokane Indian reservation just like the main character in the book, Arnold (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Introduction). Alexie took experiences from his childhood and put them into his books to give them realistic elements (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian). Alexie talks about his life, and how he was treated in high school because he was one of the only Indians in a "white" school. Part Time Indian is Alexie's first young adult novel, and he believed this category fit because of some of the adult content during his high school career.
Alexie in the Book
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a semi-autobiographical novel, around elements of Alexie's life. This makes it easy to connect him to one specific character. The main character in the book is Arnold, also known as Junior, and this is a portrayal of Alexie's life during high school. In the story, Arnold is bullied all the time and loses his best friend, and many other things like this are from Alexie's personal life experiences. During high school Alexie wanted to get away from the society on the reservation, but when he did, he found out that it's a lot harder than he thought to leave the reservation (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian). He still pushed the struggle because it's what he a;ways wanted, and that's shown in Arnold during the story. Even though Arnold loses his best friend and sometimes feels like he has a "pity girlfriend" he keeps going and stays in school at Reardan High. Alexie works to "tell it like it is" and share about his tough experiences on the reservation (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Introduction).
Sherman Alexie wrote Part-Time Indian about his own life. Alexie lived on a Spokane Indian reservation just like the main character in the book, Arnold (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Introduction). Alexie took experiences from his childhood and put them into his books to give them realistic elements (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian). Alexie talks about his life, and how he was treated in high school because he was one of the only Indians in a "white" school. Part Time Indian is Alexie's first young adult novel, and he believed this category fit because of some of the adult content during his high school career.
Alexie in the Book
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a semi-autobiographical novel, around elements of Alexie's life. This makes it easy to connect him to one specific character. The main character in the book is Arnold, also known as Junior, and this is a portrayal of Alexie's life during high school. In the story, Arnold is bullied all the time and loses his best friend, and many other things like this are from Alexie's personal life experiences. During high school Alexie wanted to get away from the society on the reservation, but when he did, he found out that it's a lot harder than he thought to leave the reservation (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian). He still pushed the struggle because it's what he a;ways wanted, and that's shown in Arnold during the story. Even though Arnold loses his best friend and sometimes feels like he has a "pity girlfriend" he keeps going and stays in school at Reardan High. Alexie works to "tell it like it is" and share about his tough experiences on the reservation (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Introduction).