Problems in the World Many children in this world remain silent about the things that are happening in their lives. They are abused by their alcoholic parents or harassed at school by their classmates. Some of the things that happen to Junior in this book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian happen in real life and happen daily. These problems are abuse, alcoholism and bullying. Child abuse is a growing concern around the world. Child abuse is a real problem that happens in the book not only to Junior, but to most of the tribe. For example, in the book Rowdy said that his father would get drunk and beat him and his mother, and so they had to walk around with bruised and bloody faces (Alexie 16). Mr. P also said that when he first started teaching on the reservation, it was thought that they were “eliminating the Indians from the students” (Alexie 33). Both of these phenomena happened in the book, but it is also a major real-world problem. In this case, there was a huge collection of data and of those, most of them reported experiencing at least one form of victimization (Women's 407). This shows that treatment should not only focus on relieving psychological distress, but also the role it can play in increasing the risk of revictimization (Women's 407). Child abuse should therefore be addressed more because of its seriousness. Child abuse is not the only issue addressed in the book, however. Another problem was alcoholism. This also played an important role in the story. Alcoholism affected Junior greatly because many members of his tribe were alcoholics. Most of the adults on the reservation were alcoholics (Alexie 16). Her grandmother was hit by a drunk driver, which is ironic because she never drank alcohol. His sister was burnt alive in the middle of a paper...... Chaudhry, Lakshmi. “Bullying is a symptom of a larger societal problem.” Bullying and hazing. Ed. Jill Hamilton. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. 21-27.Print.Court, Ben. “My father was an alcoholic. Does this mean I shouldn't drink at all? » Men's health. June 2010: 028. Student edition. Internet. October 24, 2013. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/herscherhs.>Hughes, Juliette. “Schools are not doing enough to stop bullying. » Bullying and hazing. Ed. Jill Hamilton. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. 40-44.Print. “New findings from studies of life sciences in children have been reported by researchers at Northeastern University. » Women's Health Weekly May 6, 2010: 407. Student edition. Internet. October 17, 2013. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/herscherhs.> “Reservations on alcohol”. America. September 9, 2013: 4. Student edition. Internet. October 17, 2013. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/herscherhs.>