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Marcelo Aldave Garcia
Mrs. Love Hilliard
Multicultural Lit & Film
28 April 2017
A More In-Depth Look at Junior’s Diary Many people believe they have to follow a specific way of living or believe they have to follow a specific path, they believe that just because they grew up in a certain environment where everybody around them is doing one thing, then they have to do the same. This is what the characters in the The book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian”, believed in for a long time. The main character felt like this, until he decided to change the course of where his life was going. The book shows the themes of Racism, poverty, identity, and dreams. They have all made a huge impact on the story, and they all lead to a lot …show more content…

Many people in the novel have dreams. Everyone has dreams. Junior’s mom had dreams, Junior’s dad had dreams, Junior’s sister had dreams and Junior himself had dreams. But not all of them have done something to actually accomplish their goals. Most of the Indians in the reservation have Accepted their “Current Reality”, Junior once said “We reservation Indians don't get to realize our dreams. We don't get those chances. Or choices. We're just poor” (Alexie 9). We see that Junior is a smart guy. He notices that his life isn’t going on the right direction, so he decides to transfer schools and go to a much better school out of the reservation. Junior did something to change his life, but we never really got to know what his dream was. We just know he has a lot of hope in the future. Someone that the author has actually told the reader about the dreams that the person had was Junior’s sister. Mr P talked to Junior and told him his sister Mary had the dream of writing Romance novels. Mr. P told Junior that Mary was the smartest girl in the class, even smarter than Junior. Mr P said “I really thought she was going to be a writer," Mr. P said. "She kept writing in her book. And she kept working up the courage to show it to somebody. And then she just stopped."(Alexie 23). Mary gave up on her dream and stayed in the basement most of the time. One day, her life changed. She decided to change her life and moved to Montana with her husband. “After seven years of living in the basement and watching TV, after doing absolutely nothing at all, my sister decided she needed to change her life.” (Alexie 48) . Mary seemed happy, and then Junior realized that “She was trying to live out her dream”(Alexie 50). Mary didn’t completely give up, she always had hope that her life would change; and when she was given the chance to leave the basement to change her life she did it. Junior once said “There's always time to

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