In the book, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, Mr. P gives the protagonist, Junior, some strong but risky advice. After finding out that Junior’s textbook was the same that his mom used thirty years ago, he threw the textbook resulting in a suspension and Mr. P having a broken nose. A few days later, Mr. P and Junior have a deep discussion where Mr. P shares the advice, “You have to leave this reservation”(Alexie 42). Junior is confused at first, but then starts to realize that if he wants to do well in the future and break the cycle of lost hope, he has to separate himself from all the people that have chosen to give up. On Junior's reservation, most of the people are alcoholics and haven’t done anything with their lives. Junior has always been an outsider on the reservation because of his looks, but it’s also because he has a lot of hope and determination that others don’t. Before their conversation ends, Mr. P states, “you have to take your hope and go somewhere where other people have hope”(Alexie 43). Mr. P wants to see an Indian on this reservation do well in life and follow their passion. Not many young Indians have the hope within themselves that Junior does, therefore, Mr. P gave Junior this advice because he wants to see him succeed and do well in his lifetime.
#2 Who is the first game against? How is he treated by the crowd at the first game? How does the team (and coach) react / support him? How does this impact him? (Xavier I)
The first game is against Wellpinit, his old school, now his rival. Consequently, the crowd treats him poorly, intimidating him by chanting, "Arnold Sucks!" (Alexie 143) and throwing things at him. Seeing the look on Arnold's face, Coach tells him he doesn't have to play this game. But, Arnold knew he had to play. He needed to prove something to his fellow tribal members, especially Rowdy. When he looked at Rowdy, it looked like he was just about to kill Junior. "He didn't want to turn his back on me. He wanted to kill me, face-to face." (Alexie 144) Thinking and looking at Rowdy, he starts to laugh, the only sound in the entire gym. But then coach joins him, as well as his teammates. They laugh all the way to the locker room, which makes him feel better. But then he starts to cry, overwhelmed with what just happened. But coach tries to support him. "If you care about something enough, its going to make you cry. But you have to get used to it. ...
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