Sherman Alexie’s young adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

While you may not have read Sherman Alexie’s young adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, there is enough detail in the article to give you a good sense about the issues in the novel, and the specific objections most often raised about it. The article is Alexie’s argument against censoring his novel. He writes about what his childhood was like, and the misguided attempts to “protect” children (or young adult) from hard subjects in their reading.

Writing as a former (or current) teenager, do you agree with Alexie? What specific points/examples does he use that you do or don’t find persuasive? Why or why not?

The first post is for explaining your own position on this controversy, and needs to be at least 300 words in length. Then read EVERYONE else’s posts and respond to one. At least 200 words. It’s important to read everyone’s posts so you can get a good sense of the opiniocixns of your classmates before you respond.

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