Analysis: Rowdy

The novel “The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, which was published in 2007 , deals with a boy named Arnold `Junior` Spirit who is 14 years old. He is small, but intelligent and witty.                                                                                                           Since his birth, Rowdy is an aggressive guy because he bit his mother when she tried to feed him or he punched other children in the kindergarten, he doesn’t have any respect for anybody. When he was young, he shouted at other children, teachers and old people. His father is an abusive drunk and slapps Rowdy when he is drunk. When his father hits him, Rowdy never shows any pain. Because of that, he only has one friend, Junior, but this is a very good friend and they know each other like they know themselves. He spends most of his time at Junior´s house because it is a safe place for him. Junior´s parents are drunks too, but they would never ever slap him. Rowdy is like a brother to Junior and he protects him, because he likes Junior very much. Rowdy is aggressive, but he would never hit his best friend Junior, he would protect him.

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