Alexie,
S., & Forney, E. (2007). The absolutely true diary of a part-time
Indian. New York: Little, Brown.
Summary: Arnold “Junior” Spirit is a Spokane Indian
living on an Indian reservation. He was
born with many health issues and growing up he is everyone’s punching bag
except his best friend Rowdy. As Junior
enters high school he makes a bold decision to attend an all-white school in a
nearby town and betray his people. This
story follows Junior through his freshman year and the trials he faces as a kid
from the “rez”. In the end Junior loses
a lot but learns that he has a strength inside himself he never knew existed. He learns to balance his part-time life on
the “rez” and his part-time life in the white school. There are several themes at play in this
story one being isolation, not only is there a geographical isolation of the
rez where Junior lives. Junior also has physical isolation due to his
size. Loss of friendship, life, and
identity are reoccurring in this story as well.
Race and racism are ever present too.
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