Character Analysis: Leave The Reservation
Identity is shown in the book a lot. There are two identities presented in the book, poverty, and drunk Spokane Indians. When Junior decides to leave the reservation, a new experience of life is ahead of him. Junior starts attending a new school, Rearden. At his new school away from the reservation, he is different from the rest of the kids. Leaving the reservation made Junior more insecure about himself because of his surroundings but, he ends up being more confident in himself. Leaving the reservation, came from Mr. P idea because of what happened in Geometry class. In the book it Mr. P says, “if you stay on this rez”, Mr. P said, “they're going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. We’re all going to kill you. you can't fight us forever.” Arnold only choice now is to leave the rez, but he can't really decide.
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He finally decides to leave the reservation and recreate life at his new school. Since Junior is different than the white kids in his school, he feels as if he doesn't belong there. In the story it says, “ So what was I doing in racist Readan, where more than half of every graduating class went to college? Nobody in my family had ever gone near a college.” Junior compares himself to the kids at school in a negative
He finally decides to leave the reservation and recreate life at his new school. Since Junior is different than the white kids in his school, he feels as if he doesn't belong there. In the story it says, “ So what was I doing in racist Readan, where more than half of every graduating class went to college? Nobody in my family had ever gone near a college.” Junior compares himself to the kids at school in a negative