Sample Paper # 3

Sample Paper #3 Critique   

    After reading the sample paper #3, I felt it was very well developed and supported the topic primarily. The author started out by asking the question, what would a child do when forced to grow up in a world without parents?  The introduction was very clear and very easy to understand as it laid out various accounts on what one may be going through in a situation best described in referencing  the main thesis,  “The Path Of A Child”.  The focus that I feel was well represented in the sample paper appear to be written by an author who could have very well put themselves in the eyes of this very fragile soul.  I was able to easily understand each point that was being discussed, and each topic sentence was followed by a convincing statement.  As the author transitions from the child to “Arnold” the boy, it became evident that we were now speaking of a young Indian boy who went through many struggles, not only with his parents but friends, teachers and other Indians on the reservation While. I feel there could have been an elaboration on the fact that Junior had two parents, granting they were very inadequate and flawed when it came to the responsibility of caring for a young medically challenged boy. Despite the fact that much was not revealed about the parents, the image of Junior as a young Indian boy living on the reservation was utterly clear and precise.  I was captivated by the structure of each moment as I went from one story-line to the other, systematically  interpreting the observations the author brought to light.

     The author takes you on a journey allowing the reader to look inside the soul of a young boy with courage, determination and resolve.  Sample paper number three became very interesting to me as I share the same sentiment after finishing the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.   l would have liked to have seen the author bring to the attention of the reader the medical condition that Junior was battling from the onset as he maneuvered from birth to where he eventually ended up.  The mention or implication of drawing a picture of two halves was quiet clever in the representation of knowing oneself and what others may think of you.  To speak of children in their own right as an open book, I feel is fair and  balanced as we view our children from different backgrounds, cultures and ethnicity.  The author articulates the views of the young boy with compassion, empathy and grace as it is emphasized the “constant struggle one faces in finding acceptance from others “.  I did not find much that I was not able to understand.  I followed the topic very easy and was able to make the transition when necessary. The conclusion was exceptional and powerful as the acknowledgment of “the measure of one's dignity depends on one measure of themselves”, and that the only opinion that matters is your own. In many ways the paper was concise and to the point in its overall analogy.