![]() ![]() It’s about Junior struggling to figure out who he is and how to define himself as he lives in two worlds: the Indian reservation and the small-town white community. ![]() Thurber, told us in Modern Novels class, “All literature is about the loss and regaining of identity.” And that’s what this book is about, really. Please consider buying your books through to support independent bookstores-and Capsule Stories! Identity I am an affiliate of and Amazon through my literary magazine Capsule Stories, and Capsule Stories will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase on affiliate links in this post. ![]() The book, told in a diary structure, tells of his struggles to fit in and find his identity. He is attacked by his own community for his choice and rejected at Reardan, the white school off the reservation. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is a young adult novel about an Indian boy, Junior, who decides to go to a white school off the Spokane reservation to get a good education. ![]()
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