the absolutely true diary of a part time indian

Grandmother Spirit gets run over by a drunk driver, Eugene gets shot by his best friend Bobby over the last sip from a wine bottle, and Mary (and her husband) burn to death in their trailer after someone heats up soup on a hot plate, forgets about it, and a gust from an open window knocks the hot plate onto the ground. Alcohol-Induced Idiocy: Three of Arnold's family members and his dad's best friend die in alcohol-related incidents.He comments that almost everyone on the rez is an alcoholic. The Alcoholic: Arnold's dad has such a bad drinking problem that he abandons his family on Christmas Eve and uses the little money they have to binge-drink until January 2.Age-Gap Romance: Arnold's parents met when his father was five and his mother was thirteen.Abusive Parents: Rowdy’s dad physically abuses him on a regular basis, which is implied to be why Rowdy is so quick to violence.Abridged for Children: An edition of the book published by Scholastic omits an incident of racist language (“Did you know that Indians are living proof that niggers fuck buffalo?”) and refers to it simply as 'a joke involving Indians, African-Americans, and buffalo.'.Though acclaimed and awarded at its release, it has also been frequently banned for its frank depictions of alcohol, bullying, teen sexuality, and profanities. in Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. And even there, you're smarter than the teachers. And your reservation friends hate you for it. And you have a lisp and stutter even in high school. No, imagine you're born with hydrocephaly, ten extra teeth, and you've had glasses since age 3. No, not a Noble Savage or Magical Native American.

The absolutely true diary of a part time indian