“I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents.”
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a first-person narrative novel by Sherman Alexie, from the perspective of a Native American teenager, Arnold Spirit Jr., also known as "Junior", a 14-year-old promising cartoonist. The book is about Junior's life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off of the reservation. The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot.Despite the novel's high acclaim and several achievements, The Absolutely True Diary has also received objections and has consistently appeared on the annual list of frequently challenged books since 2008. The controversy stems from the novel’s discussion of alcohol, poverty, bullying, violence, sexuality, profanity and slurs related to homosexuality and mental disability. As a result, some schools have banned the book from school libraries or inclusion in curricula.
“Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.”
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
“When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing.”
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
“That's the whole point of life, you know? To meet new people.”
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
“Nervous means you want to play. Scared means you don't want to play.”
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
“Listen you have to read a book three times before you know it.”
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
“You have to love somebody that much to also hate them that much, too.”
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
