The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian a Part-Time Indian"" that the book presents a progressive view of disability. Arnold has what he calls "water on the brain", which would correctly be referred to as hydrocephalus. Crandall points out that Arnold is never held back by his disability, but in fact laughs at himself: "With my big feet and pencil body, I looked like a capital L walking down the road." According to Crandall, the illustrations by Ellen Forney, which are meant to be the cartoons that Arnold draws, represent a new way for the disabled narrator to communicate with the readers: they "initiate further interpretations and
The Well-Worn Lock abuse to the court. Later, she is seen with the lock from her bedroom door—which had previously been used by her father to lock them both inside—which she throws into a river. "The Well-Worn Lock" was the first of three "Millennium" episodes directed by Ralph Hemecker. Hemecker would later helm the second season's "The Curse of Frank Black", and the third season episode "Exegesis". The episode was written by series creator Chris Carter. Beyond creating the concept for "Millennium", Carter would write a total of six other episodes for the series in addition to "The Well-Worn Lock"—three in the first