Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
On p.180 of Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Arnold explains how everyone ( with the exception of his parents, grandmother, and Eugene) on the reservation expects him to be unsuccessful in everything he does. At Reardon, Everyone expects him to succeed and be great at everything. The coach, Roger, Penelope, Gordy and the rest of the basketball team helped him to gain a new found confidence. They even stood up for him when a teacher gave him a hard time for missing class due to so many funerals. This showed him they not only cared for him, but would also fight for him if needs be.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
cartoon for ATD
This cartoon in the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie shows Arnold trying to deny the fact that he is poor. He is so ashamed of being poor that he tries to play it off like he's rich. Roger and Penelope find out that he is in fact poor, but they don't look at him in a bad way like he thought they would. They were actually good friends to him and tried to help him in whatever way they could. It is sad that he would have to walk all the way back to the reservation most of the time, and even the thought of him walking at 3am is just heartbreaking. No child should have to endure that.
Response to "Faceless on Facebook"
In the essay "Faceless on Facebook" Kate Beals rambles on about making a facebook profile. It's pretty sad when a person practically gets anxiety over something as simple as facebook. Who cares if you even fill out the "about me" section. If you only add people you know, then they already know about you. However, you might need to watch the things you post, because it can portray you in a way you don't want people to look at you. Some people post all kinds of things without thinking, for example inappropriate pictures and other things of the sort. Kate Beals definitely put way too much thought into something so simple.
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