An activity we did in class this week

We had a little discussion in class about the book" The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" and as group we came up with these.

What is it about this book that is funny?

-The way that he writes

-He has no limitation to the things he jokes about [Masturbation]

-He can turn sad moments into funny ones [When his grandma died]

Made you think.

-When his father’s friend died. Why do people drink and kill

-When he was talking about him being poor and how bad life is on the res.

-How drunk driving is such a problem

What deeper issues and themes are dealt with in the book?

-Poverty

-Drugs/alcohol

-Violence

-Racism