Question

Read the excerpt below from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and answer the question that follows. So I draw because I want to talk to the world. And I want the world to pay attention to me. I feel important with a pen in my hand. I feel like I might grow up to be somebody important. An artist. Maybe a famous artist. Maybe a rich artist. That’s the only way I can become rich and famous. Just take a look at the world. Almost all of the rich and famous brown people are artists. They’re singers and actors and writers and dancers and directors and poets. So I draw because I feel like it might be my only real chance to escape the reservation. Which character trait does the characterization from the passage above reveal about Arnold? hopeful miserable obnoxious peaceful

Answer 1

hopeful

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because Arnold views that the only way he has a chance in life is through artistry. This is why he draws and expresses himself through that idea.