Wednesday, May 15, 2013
#4 pages 67-98, Junior explains how alone he feels. Why does he feel this way? How does what happens in science class reinforce his feelings? (-Josh)
Junior has no one to be friends with and no one will accept him. Everybody ignores him and no one wants to be near him. "So that made me, well, it made me nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada." (Alexie 82). This quote shows how Junior feels alone isolated from the others. Junior thinks that he is 'lower' than an indian and feels like the whites are superior over him. Roger is the only person who notices his existence by nodding his head sometimes but never did anyone really talk to Junior. "I just walked to class alone; during PE I stood in the corner of the gym playing catch with mysel. Just tossed a basketball up and down, up and down, up and down." (Alexie 83) This quote illustrates an image of Junior by himself, no one to talk to, no one to play with, not even to walk to class with. All this changes in science class. Junior finds that he is smarter than most of the kids in Reardan and so when Mr. Dodge was talking about petrified wood could turn into rock he decides to correct him. He raises his hand fr the first time ever and gives his explanation on why Mr. Dodge was wrong. Mr. Dodge was fuming and his face was all red. He responds to Junior with a diss about how he was Indian and from the reservation. Junior feels embarrassed and back to being nothing. Then Gordy the class genius, raises his hand to prove how Junior was right and explains his theory. At this moment Junior feels like he wasn't alone again. He felt like someone who stood up for him, to help him. Someone he could be friends with.
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I agree that Junior feels so lonely because he is not accepted and because he thinks he is inferior to the whites, especially after the science class incident. I believe that Junior also misses his best friend, Rowdy. He thinks about his friend constantly, and he narrates "I wanted to ask Rowdy for his advice" (Alexie 81). He had been best friends with Rowdy since they were born, and although Rowdy was upset at Junior for leaving, I believe that they are still friends. As stated above, Junior finds a companion, Gordy, to help him feel less lonely and to help him fit into the new environment more. - Elisa
ReplyDeleteJosh, I agree with mot of what you said. Being Indian he is isolated, especially after he punched Roger. Penelope just nodded at him, but he had to stay because he wouldn't be accepted at home. Gordy seemed like a good friend because of their similarities, but Gordy didn't do it for Junior,as said by Gordy, "I did it for science"(Alexie 87). Gordy could be his friend because he had similar interests, but not because he was standing up for Junior.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Junior is lonely right now, especially after what happened when science class was over. Junior thanked Gordy for sticking up for him and Gordy said "I didn't do it for you...I did it for science" (Alexie 87). This shows that even though Junior though he had gained a friends, he actually hand't, and he is still alone in some senses. Also, Penelope, while nicer to him, still ignores him sometimes and doesn't treat him like a true friend. Junior is still alone without real friends, for the time being.
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