In the novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian a boy named Junior has so many differences compared to an normal child being born with water on the brain and ten extra teeth isn’t what any child in the world would ever want for them self. This essay will briefly conclude to why Sherman Alexie presents the character of Junior similar to an outsider.

A way in which Junior is presented as an outsider is due to his physical appearance he was born with water on the brain and had ten more teeth than a usual child when he was young. A Quote that shows this is when Alexie writes “My brain was drowning with grease,” this quote shows how Junior’s birth difficulties affected him extravagantly in his physical and mental status. Another quote that Junior is presented as an outsider is when Alexie writes, “I have ten more teeth than usual, Ten more than human,” this shows that Junior has ten more teeth than the average human being. The normal human being is supposed to have only 32 teeth however he has 42 and this shows that Junior is an outsider through his physical difficulties.

The word “Ten in this instance presents that Junior has 10 extra teeth than the average human being, the word “more-than” shows that he has more than what he actually needs and the word “human” in this context shows that he is referring to himself as not a normal human being.

Can an Indian have a legacy in a white town?

Word (legacy)= describes what Junior cares about

This chapter is about when Junior goes out with Roger and Penelope and he discovers that his pancake day out with Roger and Penelope wouldn’t be as pleasant as he thought it would have been and talked to his friend Roger and he allowed him to express his feelings towards him. This shows that Junior wants to be like the other kids in Reardan because he is extravagantly scared of the way he would be judged if he is not popular like the other students whom attend Reardan High School. So he is using the fact that Roger is well know around Reardan to help him get a clear understanding of how to be popular around Reardan. The quote “How can an Indian have a legacy in a white town” shows that Junior wants to meet the standards of people like Penelope and Roger and he is trying to say to himself whether he would ever be as popular and well respected as people like them. Another quote that explain that Junior is an outsider is when he says “Part-Time Indian.

The quote “Part-Time Indian has several different meanings to it, as a metaphor in this context explains how he is the only Indian person attending a white school; that suggests that Junior is living two separate lives one on the Reservation and one in Reardan. This shows how Junior is presented as an outsider. Also The fact that he has to walk from home to school every morning show that he can’t afford all those things and isn’t as fortunate as other kids in Reardan. And this concludes to why Alexie presents the character of Junior similar to which of an outsider.

David Soyemi