The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian

Summary chapter 2 ,,Why chicken means so much to me´´

The chapter 2 ,,Why chicken means so much to me´´ of the book ,,the absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian´´ is about a boy called Arnold Junior.Junior lives in a really poor family.He is a boy with many physical problems,like too big legs and arms,too big hands and feet and many other physical problems.That is the reason why Junior hasn´t got many friends.Often he is lonely and without any friends.The only thing he likes is drawing cartoons and there is Oscar.Oscar is his dog, but Oscar is more than a dog to Junior , he is like a best friend.One day Oscar became ill and the only possibility was to take oscar to the vet.But the family couldn´t take him there , because of their poorness,so the father killed Oscar and Junior was lonely again and junior lost his best friend.But then Junior realized what being poor really means.His parents never wanted to become that poor but when they were young,there was nobody,who took care of them,to do a good graduation.In chapter 2 Junior draws a cartoon of his parens,what they would look like,if they had the opportunity to do a good graduation.