Here we go, the first rotation of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a novel by Sherman Alexie is over. I was the discussion director this time and I made 5 questions for our group to discuss. Here they are:
1. Who is the main character and what are some of his favorite activities?
The main character in this book called Arnold has a nickname of "Junior."He is a fourteen year old kid going though puberty. His favorite activities include masturbation, and looking at naked women. We know this because of an equation that Junior wrote: "Naked women + right hand= happy happy joy joy."
2. What is Junior's favorite subject?
Junior is a kid who likes school and his favorite subject is math. His favorite part of math is geometry. Moreover, his favorite teacher is also his math teacher, Mr. P.
3. How does switching schools affect Junior?
Mr. P, his favorite math teacher told Junior to switch school because he was the only one in that school that had hope. He listened to his math teacher and this affected his life a lot. Junior left all his friends, specifically Rowdy. That made Rowdy mad! But, as he switched schools he also realized that if you do good things people are going to respect you. That's what happened when he punched the boy who made racist jokes.
4. Why does Arnold(Junior) include so many illustrations in his diary?
Drawing is something that Junior does as therapy. He uses his cartoon like pictures, to express himself, much like real artists. Through drawings he expresses his inner-emotions. Moreover, drawing is more interesting for him, rather than reading.
5. How does the author start the book and what's so unusual about Junior that we learned?
The author of the book started the novel by telling us about Junior's unusual birth. Once Junior was born the author described him of having water on his brain. This meant that he was born with too much spinal fluid. This disease is called hydrocephalus.
Note: All our group members had the same thoughts and answers.
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