Kresten Due Literary Luminary, Rotation #5 (Final)

This rotation which was our final, we were to read Sherman Alexie's, "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian". Our aim was to finish the book (230 of 230 pages).  This rotation I was given the honorary title of "Literary Luminary. This meant that I was meant to highlight specific parts of the text which are either, "interesting, powerful, funny, puzzling, or important from the text." This means that for example; a person realizes something about a friend which is negative but remains of the same opinion of that friend, that would be a powerful moment and should be highlighted.

1. The first part of the book that I found and decided to highlight was a rather odd and puzzling. The main character known as Arnold "Junior" Spirit has just learned that his sister has died and then goes into the car with his father to return home. The odd thing is that he begins to laugh since he is happy that his father does not die on the way to Arnold's school. He does this rather than mourning his sister
1. "I started laughing. I was so relieved , so happy, that I laughed. And I couldn't stop laughing."
2. (Page 204, Paragraph 7)
2. The second part was a very powerful moment. He spits out some cantaloupe and the last time he had it was a very long time ago. However, what is powerful is that it represents his quick passing of the Kubler Ross 5-Stages of Grief since his sister loved cantaloupe. (The Kubler Ross 5-Stages of Grief is a model which represents common reactions in order when a person is faced with the death of someone. An acronym for it is DABDA, standing or the different stages which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance). When he spits out the cantaloupe it is a simily of his acceptance of his sisters death.
1. "I spit out a little piece of cantaloupe... My sister had always loved cantaloupe."
2. (Page 205, Paragraph 12)
3. The third part of the book was a simple and funny part which is very realistic. When his sister has died, all of Junior's cousins come and begin to eat his family's food. It is simply a part which makes one smile due to the humorous aspect.
1. "Somebody dies and people eat your food. Funny how that works."
2. (Page 207, Paragraph 17)
4. This part is very important from the text as it signifies an important part of the falling action and the relation between two characters. Junior's best friend was another boy named Rowdy. However, during the plot Junior goes to a school off of the Indian Reservation on which he lives. This causes Rowdy to despise junior and creates a lot of tension between these two characters. However, near the end of the book, during the funeral of Junior's sister, Junior is frustrated and runs into the woods. He then runs into Rowdy. The fact that Rowdy attends the funeral of his post best friend who is now his enemy shows respect to Junior. This sets up the resolution as it decreases the tension between the two characters.
1. "Yep, Rowdy had been hiding in the woods while he watched the burial."
2. (Page 209, Paragraph 3)
5. This final example is very important to the book and plot as it represents the resolution and helps define the conflict of the book. In the end of the book, Rowdy and Junior go to play some 1 on 1 basketball together which state that Rowdy has forgiven Junior which tells you that the conflict was Man vs. Man and that the book is now complete.
1. "So, do you maybe want to go shoot some hoops?"
2. (Page 226, Paragraph 4)