5 Looks On A Book Sherman Alexie

Oppression, Poverty, Choices, Chances, Hope

                These five words describe the Sherman Alexies’s novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.”  The main character Junior lives on a reservation that is full of oppression and poverty.  Junior’s reservation is poor and lacks the resources for him to have choices and chances.  Junior must deal with the oppression of his reservation school system.   Junior is sick of being poor and hopes for a better life.  Junior decides to leave the reservation and go to an all-white school where he will have the choices and chances to have a better life. 

I drew this sketch that represents my 5 words.  This is my own drawing of a cartoon from the book that shows hope.  In my sketch I have arrows pointing one direction saying oppression and poverty and in the other direction it shows arrows saying chances, choices, hope.  The arrows with oppression and poverty are pointing to the reservation because those are the things Junior will deal with if he stays on the reservation.  The arrows showing chances, choices, and hope are pointing to Reardan where Junior will be able to have a better life.  The sign showing 22 miles is meant to show the way to Reardan because Reardan is 22 miles away from the Reservation.