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English 9

J. Turner

THE INDIVIDUAL VS. THE MEMBER

PART TIME INDIAN P. 130 – 132

“Some Indians think you have to act white to make your life better. Some Indians think you become white if you try to make your life better, if you become successful.”

“If that were true, then wouldn’t all white people be successful?”

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“The people at home,” I said. “A lot of them call me an apple.”

“Do they think you’re a fruit or something?” he asked.

“No, no,” I said. “They call me an apple because they think I’m red on the outside and white on the inside.”

“Ah, so they think you’re a traitor.

“Yep.”

“Well, life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.”

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“In the early days of humans, the community was our only protection against predators, and against starvation. We survived because we trusted one another.”

“So?”

“So, back in the day, weird people threatened the strength of the tribe. If you weren’t good for making food, shelter, or babies, then you were tossed out on your own.”

“But we’re not primitive like that anymore.”

“Oh, yes, we are. Weird people still get banished.”

“You mean weird people like me,” I said.

“And me,” Gordy said.

“All right, then.” I said. “So we have a tribe of two.”

Using Gordy’s statement, “LIFE IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE BETWEEN BEING AN INDIVIDUAL AND BEING A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY” as your theme, write an original composition. You may choose to focus on the novel, your own experiences, or you may choose to write a fictional story. Do your best to take his idea and respond to it or specify it somehow. In other words, avoid providing simply a very general description of how it is true in different situations.

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