The movie “Basketball Diaries” is based on a series of journal entries written by Jim Carroll during the early years of his life, these entries would later on be published as a novel. Growing up in the slums of New York City, Carroll was exposed to many instances of drugs abuse and as a result of his life being filled with stress such as him living in an unstable household without a father, and losing his best friend he began to engage in substance abuse. As a teenager, Carroll was willing to go
my addiction movie analysis I chose The Basketball Diaries, which is based off Jim Carroll’s autobiography. Mr. Carroll (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), grew up in New York’s Lower East Side. At first Carroll used drugs for sex and at parties, but soon it began to affect all aspects of his life. Carroll and his friends soon discovered how addictive some drugs can be and quickly became desperate junkies. Throughout his ordeal, Carroll keeps writing in a diary and gives a thorough view of his thoughts
implement the ideology and foundation of elements pertaining drug use among the youth, as well as focusing on addiction and the longitudinal effects of drug dependency. In particular, we’ll be deriving sources and dissecting from the 1995 film The Basketball Diaries, in adjacent to sources relating to the topic of drug addiction and it’s antithetical approach: recovery. Additionally, the outcome of this research is to uphold the quality of an individuals mental state prior and after the usage of an illicit
there is not just one direct cause. There are many different theories on what causes addiction and whether or not it’s a learned behavior or a disease. In this paper I will review some of these theories and apply them to the movie I reviewed. A basketball diary is based on a group of trouble young teenagers who cope with their everyday struggles by drinking alcohol and using drugs. The main character is Jim Caroll who is raised by his single mother that works most nights; he really has no
movement, Allen Ginsberg explores the bomb's psychological affects on many Americans during the 1960s. Modern literature describes the chaos of the 1960s, caused by increasing societal problems and fear of the new atomic bomb. Writings such as The Basketball Diaries, "Howl" and Cat's Cradle express concepts of fear, power, governmental control, and death. Government uses society's fear of death and the end of the world to keep control and power over the people. The atomic bomb generates such universal fear
Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian and Smoke Signals by Sherman Alexie, the main characters struggle with finding themselves. They spend most of the story going on a journey to find who they really are. Both of these stories are very similar, but also have many differences. True Diary and Smoke Signals are similar but different in characters, plot, and theme. True Diary and Smoke Signals are similar but different in characters. Victor from Smoke Signals and Junior from True Diary both need to
novel, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, Junior showed his courage by deciding to go to Reardon; standing up against Roger and trying out for the basketball team. Those key events led to Junior’s success and through these events, the author shows that personal courage is crucial to Junior’s success in Reardon. {People always say that courage may be the most important key to Success in any walk of life. In Sherman Alexie’s novel, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian”,
In the book, The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian, an Indian boy displays how to escape the poverty of his Indian Reservation by going to a wealthy white school, as well as keeping his Indian Culture alive when living on the reservation. The Native American boy Arnold is able to show toughness, courageousness and the capability to overcome obstacles, by illustrating comics and playing basketball. For Arnold, drawing comics and playing basketball is a way to build his character and
“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” tells the story of a medically and socially challenged native American teenager named Junior who transfers from his reservation high school to an affluent white high school twenty miles away from the reservation borders. The selection tells the story of Junior’s victories and losses in navigating the complex social hierarchy that is public high school. A majority of my notes revolved around finding the “deeper meaning” within the text. I needed
Sherman Alexie elaborates on his views of many themes through the experiences of Arnold Spirit in “The Absolutely True Diary Of a Part-Time Indian”. Creating a unique situation Alexie enables himself to touch particularly on the themes of identity and poverty, Arnold struggles through two different lives, the one at the reservation (home) and the one at school he struggles to find himself. After much turmoil in his classroom, his teacher suggests Arnold transfer to the all-white school in the neighboring
Losing a basketball game is not such a big deal, but losing a grandmother, a sister, a best friend, and an entire community all in a couple of months in another story. This is what happened to Arnold “Junior” Spirit in the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. In the diary, Junior tells readers about his experience in an Indian reservation. he tells the story of when he transfers from his unprivileged Indian school on the reservation to a privileged white school
have your life just switch around? This book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written by Sherman Alexie, is about a young Indian boy living on a reservation. This boy experiences many things in his life. Just a few being, changing schools, losing family members, and potentially losing a best friend. He experiences a lot of change and some of it is are pretty painful. There are many themes in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. One particular theme being shown throughout
living off it, basketball is a sport that brings many people together. Sherman Alexie is a Native American who grew up in Spokane Indian Reservation; most of his writing is based on his experience as a Native American. In Sherman Alexie’s poem “Why We Play Basketball”, basketball is not only for entertainment, it can be an intrinsic motivation for people aiming for a better future. Alexie uses basketball to describe his childhood. This poem answers the question why they play basketball because of
Basketball is a sport that is capable of changing one’s life. This is evident in the story, ‘The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian’ created by Sherman Alexie. The story is told through the eyes of Arnold Spirit Jr., an Indian attending Reardan, a white high school while living on the Spokane Indian reserve. Both sides do not take such a choice lightly, but this all changes when Arnold makes the Reardan varsity basketball team. With basketball, Arnold is no longer shunned for his choices
all concepts that affect all of us whether we believe it or not. If an adolescent of a minority can distinguish these concepts in his society then we all should be aware of them. These concepts are all clearly demonstrated in “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”. Anyone and everyone could clearly understand this novel but the intended audience is middle school to college level students. The novel’s goal is to help white students understand the effects of white privilege in an easier
Alexie’s novel, Arnold Spirit Junior, the protagonist, experiences perseverance during his decision to leave Wellpinit High School, when he confronts Roger after arriving at Reardan High School, during the basketball game with Wellpinit playing against Reardan, and when Rowdy antagonizes him at the basketball game. Therefore, Junior has to persevere in many instances throughout the novel and
In the fictional story, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie, a Native American author, describes the problems of a teenager living between two different cultures; one Native American, and the other white. Alexie uses figurative language elements to convince teenagers to be aware and support people living between two worlds in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. By using these literary elements, Sherman Alexie guides the audience to respond emotionally
“The Absolutely True Diary Of an Part Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie is a novel in which the Main Character is searching for hope. Through the Use of Dialogue, Alexie’s novel reveals that in times of drought hope can be always found. In my Book The Absolutely True Diary Of An Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, the author uses a craft element called dialogue by showing how the main character used cartoons to show hope can be found. The text shows a conversation of Gordy and Arnold"There are
sports in high school can help get students off the streets and get them to focus on school. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is a story of an Indian kid named Junior who transferred to an all-white school. At his new school, he becomes a good basketball player but he faces lots of hate from his old school at the reservation. Junior joined a basketball team to help him go there problems. More students should be involved in high school sports which can help them with
Character Traits of a Part-Time Indian “I was half Indian in one place and half white in the other. It was like being Indian was my job, but it was only a part-time job. And it didn't pay well” (118). This quote comes from book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. In this novel, Junior, the main character who says the previous quote, betrays his tribe by leaving his reservation to get a better education in nearby small white town. Junior faces great hardships and tragedies