How did Junior change throughout the book?
How did Junior's ableness to relate to others, particularly males, change from beginning to end?
What do you think Junior's father has to do with Junior's outlook, personality, etc.?
What would have happened to Junior if he hadn't had the conversation with Mr. P.?
Was Junior comfortable going to Reardan?
Why do you think that Junior and his sister were the only nomadic people on the rez?
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At the beginning he was very insecure and at the end more confident, and he had more friends.
ReplyDeleteIt became a lot better. At the beginning he was just pretty much an outcast. At the end he had more people he understood and people understood him better.
I think that he made Arnold/Junior think that he didn't have a chance to be anything but a alcoholic.
Junior at first was a sad slightly demented CHILD by the end of the book he was much more mature person
ReplyDeleteJuniors to relate to others stayed about the same
Juniors father has a lot to do with his outlook on life because of his gambling problem and his drinking problem
Junior went from first being a boy who stayed away form everything and did not acknowledge his dreams to being a boy who wanted to get what he wanted to and to follow his dreams.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning he stayed to himself and really only had one friend (Rowdy) but then when he went to Reardan he found that he could connect to the white people much easier than the Indians on the Reservation.
Every day Junior looks at his dad and he realizes that he needed to get away from the reservation and to find a new life for himself because he didn't want to be another drunk Indian living out his life poor and drunk.
On the rez he felt that he had to fight anyone that disagreed with him. But once he was off of the rez he realized he had the abilty to bond with others.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of the book, Junior saw himself as a mentally challenged Indian that everyone hated and made fun of.
ReplyDeleteTowards the end of the book, Junior realized that not all people judge you by your looks. Some people see through all of that and appreciate you as a person!
meave i would have to agree 100% with meave. on how junior changed, on his friend on and off the rez and on his fathers drunkness
ReplyDelete~Junior went from not knowing who he is to
ReplyDeletefinding a sense of self. He discovered what
he wanted to do in life and how he was going
to achieve that.
~Junior used to not be able to relate with
anyone outside of the reservation because the
first thing he thought about before he talked
to them, was that they were white. Later
though, he discovered that they were all more
alike than he had thought.
Jr. starts out with no friends besides Rowdy, and he wasn't used to anyone liking him. He had never had a good mentor and was full of self pity. By the end he was his own person and was not afraid to stand up for what he felt.
ReplyDeleteIf Junior had not talked to Mr. P he probably would not have gone to Reardan. Junior needed the push from Mr. P to turn his life around. He needed the praise to make him feel that he was good enough to go to Reardan. Mr. P helped Junior make the decision to leave the rez.
ReplyDeleteIf Junior hadn't had the conversation with Mr. P than he would probably have never left the Rez.
ReplyDeleteJunior has lots of problems. But for some reason the book has a completely positive tone he doesn't try to make you feel bad for him or pity his disadvantages in life, such as money. He knows if he stayed on the rez his life would not go anywhere and he would grow up and live in poverty the rest of his life. Then he left the rez for a white school called Readen where if he kept good grades he had a chance to get into a good college. At Readen his got into a fight with another boy and was then respected by the guys. By the end of the book you can plainly see junior liked Readen better.
ReplyDeleteJunior had always been a small, insecure, weak, scared boy who had been too scared to leave Rowdy's side until his old teacher told him to go try something new and make a life for himself.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of the book he was a mature, secure, friendful, athletic man who was very confident and content.
Junior and Mary are the only nomadic people on the rez because they are the only ones who physically move around. Junior goes to Rearden and Mary goes to Montana.
ReplyDeleteI think that Junior and his sister are the nomadic ones, because their parents have instilled the hope that they can be something. They have always been there supporting Junior and Mary, and want them to succeed because they didn't.
ReplyDeleteI think that Junior probably would have tried to leave the rez even if he hadn't had the conversation with Mr. P, but I don't think he would have succeeded. Before, he had been insecure, naive, and submissive. By the end he was secure, knowledgeable and confident. It worked out well for him.
ReplyDeleteI think Junior and his sister are the only nomadic people on the rez because they are the only people that have real dreams and hopes. Junior and his sister want to make their lives successful and not stay on the rez forever. Instead, they want to go some place else and accomplish their dreams.
ReplyDeleteJunior was very, very, uncomfortable at Reardan because he was very, very, different.
ReplyDeleteJunior changed a lot during the book. He became a lot more confident about his life. All of this was due to Mr. P. He was the one that got him started to leave the Rez. He and his sister are the nomadic ones because they are the only ones that seem to see past the facade of the Indian Reservations.
ReplyDeleteJunior became more comfortable with himself by the end of the book. In the beginning he wasn't really sure how to be on his own without Rowdy.
ReplyDeleteBy the end of the story, Junior was more able to deal with non-Rez dwellers because he was attending Reardan. Also, since he had a girlfriend, he was more able to relate to guys in that respect.
Junior's father made him realize what will happen to him if he stays on the Rez. His father never followed his dreams and if Junior stayed on the Rez, he wouldn't have followed his own dreams.
If Junior hadn't talked to Mr. P he would still be at Wellpinit and he would still be relying on Rowdy to take care of him. Also, he would probably not be getting as good an education and he wouldn't realize how many opportunities are out in the world available to him!
Initially, Junior was scared about going to Reardan, but he knew he had to do it, so he stuck it out. By the end, Junior loved Reardan.
No one had ever told them that they COULD leave the Rez (the other kids). They had no idea that was even a possibility. Lucky for Junior, Mr. P recognized his possibilities and presented the idea of going to Reardan to him.