Why Is A White Girl Being Outcasted

In the book White Girl Josie Jessop has the characteristic of being lonely because of her recent move to an Indian reservation where she is outcasted. In the prologue of White Girl Josie says, “I was trapped, no way out. No friends” (pg. 17). When Josie uses the word “trapped” she does not literally mean trapped. She is not stuck in a house where she can not leave. She is trapped in a situation that causes her to feel lonely and outcasted because on the Indian reservation there are no other white people besides Josie and her mom. Another example of Josie’s characteristic is in Chapter 2, when Josie says, I leaned against the fence alone, trying not to feel like a complete loser…’ Why the hell is a white girl getting on our bus?’ ” (pg. 38).