In a two paged paper recall a time in your life in which you felt you could not be your true self, a time in which you felt divided in some way. For example: How Arnold feels among the white people and among his own people on the reservation. Write in as much detail as possible about your own struggle to bridge your two worlds. Perhaps your two worlds consist of the way you are around your friends and the way you are around your parents, or work and home.AND IN ONE PARAGRAPH IN A SEPARATE PAGE. Discuss the adjective Part-time used in the title of the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie. How does Junior feel half Indian and half white, as he explains in this quote from the beginning of the chapter Dance, Dance, Dance: Traveling between Reardan and Wellpinit, between the little white town and the reservation, I always felt like a stranger. I was half Indian in one place and half white in the other. It was like being Indian was my job, but it was only a part-time job. And it didnt pay well at all. (Alexie 118). Discuss the above quote in relation to Gordys profound observation after Junior reveals why Rowdy calls him an apple at the end of the chapter Dont Trust Your Computer, (Well, life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community. (Alexie 132)).

In a two paged paper recall a time in your life in which you felt you could not be your true self, a time in which you felt divided in some way. For example: How Arnold feels among the white people and among his own people on the reservation. Write in as much detail as possible about your own struggle to bridge your two worlds. Perhaps your two worlds consist of the way you are around your friends and the way you are around your parents, or work and home.AND IN ONE PARAGRAPH IN A SEPARATE PAGE. Discuss the adjective Part-time used in the title of the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie. How does Junior feel half Indian and half white, as he explains in this quote from the beginning of the chapter Dance, Dance, Dance: Traveling between Reardan and Wellpinit, between the little white town and the reservation, I always felt like a stranger. I was half Indian in one place and half white in the other. It was like being Indian was my job, but it was only a part-time job. And it didnt pay well at all. (Alexie 118). Discuss the above quote in relation to Gordys profound observation after Junior reveals why Rowdy calls him an apple at the end of the chapter Dont Trust Your Computer, (Well, life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community. (Alexie 132)).