Many don’t realize it, but one of the most common things we use in our conversations with others are hyperboles. “I have a ton of things to do,” is heard “a million times” in everyday conversation, are both examples of hyperboles. They are used to make things clear interesting in an interesting way. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written by Sherman Alexie, hyperbole captivates the reader to the story by using hyperbole. There are many different ways to give perspective on the situation being told. They can be exaggerated so much that one can easily connect with all of them. Hyperbole is used a lot to express the feelings of the narrator in such a way that the reader actually connects with the story.
To start off the title of the book: “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” The word “Absolutely” is a long word to include as a part of the title of the book. But the author used it anyways. He used it to connect with the reader through curiosity. Just enough curiosity for the reader to think more about the book, the title, and question its meaning. It’s funny because the “absolutely true” part makes the reader think it can’t literally be absolutely true. So the reader is convinced to answer its questions by picking up the book and reading the back of it. In this case, the hyperbole of “absolutely true” encouraged the reader to take a peek through the doors of this book’s world.  
On the 11th page of the book, the character, Arnold (who goes by the nickname Junior), says “But I can’t blame my parents for our poverty because my mother and father are the twin suns around which I orbit and my world would EXPLODE without them.” The way the author uses and expands his creativity through metaphor shows how to he fascinates his readers. There’s a feeling or a sense of understanding which comes from the exaggeration of the word “EXPLODE.” When the author says “explode,” meaning die in reality, which isn’t really going to happen if one’s parents die, this is his way of showing Junior’s emotions. This one word and the fact that it’s capitalized helps emphasize how much Arnold, the main character, loves his parents. The author lures the reader through his creativity with metaphors and expressive writing.  
In about middle of the book there was a situation in which Arnold’s rich friends wanted him to go out to eat and this time none of his excuses on “How to pretend you’re not poor” worked. So, on top of page 124, there was a picture of a pancake on a plate, butter and a jar of syrup. On each of those, was written, “THE PANCAKES of DOOM.” “THE PLATE of FATE.” “the butter of Shame.” “The Syrup of Regret.” The way the picture portrays Arnold’s situation is exaggerated to a point just to make the reader laugh. The place where the author decided to write out those words are perfect. It’s perfect because the pancakes aren’t really the pancakes of doom, but then one knows that Arnold doesn’t have enough money to pay for them. Therefore, the pancakes are kind of the pancakes of doom for Arnold.


In conclusion, the author is able to create a lot of interesting scenes for all readers, by using hyperbole. Alexie is able to reveal his emotions to his readers and make them smile at the same time. He has a variety of ways to relate to all different types of readers. The book is full of creativity, romance, graphics (so you have a little bit of break from all the words), and comedy. All of these include hyperbole to get the reader’s attention. Hyperbole is used a lot to express the feelings of the narrator such that the reader actually connects with the statement being presented.