Indian Rez
In Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, one of the major players in Junior/Arnold Spirit's life is the Rez. The Rez affects JUnior so much as a person and how he sees the world. The difference between Reardan and The Rez really changes Junior as a person because he begins to see how the rez keeps people down and how it can affect his life badly.
“Reardan was the opposite of the rez. It was the opposite of my family.
It was the opposite of me. I didn’t deserve to be there. I knew it; all of those kids knew it. Indians don’t deserve shit.” - (Alexie- Pg 54)
When Junior goes to Reardan, the rez is really put into perspective and how hard the other people lives are. The people at Reardan are very privileged and they …show more content…
Seeing these traumatic events has dramatically changed Junior as a person on the rez. On the rez when you lose hope you lose everything. Junior tries to make it away from the rez; he tries to escape. By going to Reardan, Junior is spurning his family and culture to get a better shot at life. Every time he tries to fly, the Rez drags him back down to reality. It acts like a massive red wakeup sign saying “Hey I’m always gonna be here and I’m never going to let you leave”. The loss of hope on the Rez is what makes people stay. The Rez is very confining and Junior tries his best to get away from it despite many fruitless …show more content…
Instead of running away from The Rez, she stayed right where she was and lived in her parents basement. When Mary does run away, she leaves with her husband. Mary had been looking for an opportunity to leave The Rez and when she meets this man she decides to marry him and finally leave the Rez. She leaves her family in search of a better life and a new start. When she left she expected things to be different because no matter how hard the life is the Rez is so separate that it is sheltered and really is a security blanket for Mary. When she leaves Mary tries to find a better life on a different rows but she struggles to find work and make a living for
“Reardan was the opposite of the rez. It was the opposite of my family.
It was the opposite of me. I didn’t deserve to be there. I knew it; all of those kids knew it. Indians don’t deserve shit.” - (Alexie- Pg 54)
When Junior goes to Reardan, the rez is really put into perspective and how hard the other people lives are. The people at Reardan are very privileged and they …show more content…
Seeing these traumatic events has dramatically changed Junior as a person on the rez. On the rez when you lose hope you lose everything. Junior tries to make it away from the rez; he tries to escape. By going to Reardan, Junior is spurning his family and culture to get a better shot at life. Every time he tries to fly, the Rez drags him back down to reality. It acts like a massive red wakeup sign saying “Hey I’m always gonna be here and I’m never going to let you leave”. The loss of hope on the Rez is what makes people stay. The Rez is very confining and Junior tries his best to get away from it despite many fruitless …show more content…
Instead of running away from The Rez, she stayed right where she was and lived in her parents basement. When Mary does run away, she leaves with her husband. Mary had been looking for an opportunity to leave The Rez and when she meets this man she decides to marry him and finally leave the Rez. She leaves her family in search of a better life and a new start. When she left she expected things to be different because no matter how hard the life is the Rez is so separate that it is sheltered and really is a security blanket for Mary. When she leaves Mary tries to find a better life on a different rows but she struggles to find work and make a living for