Junior Rowdy Quotes

Rowdy The author uses both direct and indirect characterization to describe Rowdy. You can see this by how the author said “ Rowdy is just going to get meaner and meaner” This shows that people think that Rowdy is a mean person. The text also states “Rowdy has protected me since I was born.” This indirect characterization shows that he's a caring person. The direct and indirect characterization that was shown in the text shows that Rowdy can be caring at times and mean at times. Junior The author

biggest step Junior have to take is transferring to Reardan, because this is where he can find hope. In the process Junior lost his best friend;he gains hope, and he is making new friends. Junior first thought of finding hope is when Mr. P, his math teacher at the reservation told him that he needs to go and find hope. Mr.P said “You’re going to find more and more hope the farther and farther, you walk away from this sad, sad, sad reservation” (43). What Mr. P is saying tis hat Junior has to leave

by Sherman Alexie, this is exactly what Junior is experiencing. He decides to leave his reservation, his hometown, to go to Reardan which is an all-white school. Junior decides to leave for Reardan to find hope and his identity because he has to deal with bullying on the rez, loss of family and friends, and the isolation Junior feels as a boy on the rez, which shows that our lives are defined by the tough choices we are forced to make. First off, Junior leaves to find hope because of the bullying

those times, one of which is the main character, Junior. He uses drawings and cartoons as a coping mechanism, which symbolizes hope during difficult times. Junior uses his drawings and cartoons as an outlet for his problems, rather than following the considerably toxic examples set by major figures in his life, including his father and his best friend, Rowdy. Being born the way he was, into the family he was born into, he was predisposed to failure. Junior, however, did not use this as an excuse to end

shows how Junior, the main character, overcomes his many forms of trauma through art and through the use of syntax, diction and detail, and tone. DICTION & DETAIL First, the author of Part-Time Indian, Alexie, shows how art is used in the novel to overcome trauma by using diction and detail. Junior titles one of his cartoons, “Who my parents would have been if somebody had paid attention to their dreams” (12). This shows how Junior is using art to cope with his trauma. It also shows how Junior is scared

Relationships and Identity “Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known” Chuck Palahniuk. This relates to Catcher In the Rye and The Absolutely True Diary of a part-Time Indian because both Junior and Holden are direct results of multiple unhealthy relationships. Their relationships have had the most significant impact on their identity. They both our scared of losing new friends because they have lost so many people so close to them. In the book The Catcher

different selves: Junior, the outcast from the Reservation and Arnold, from the white high school at Reardan. As a result of being two opposites, Junior’s behavior and personality drastically changes, affecting both himself and others around him. Living in Wellpinit, Arnold Spirit gets nicknamed Junior from his fellow Spokane Tribal members, is an outsider, and only has one friend, Rowdy. Daily Junior gets beaten up and bullied, leaving him feel powerless and I unacknowledged. However, Junior has a loving

Junior is a very confident teenager. He stands up against people that are even bigger than him. He also goes to places he is not accepted and stands up to anyone that gets on his way, even if the people are from another race. For example, when Junior started attending Reardan, most white kids started to bully him, but when one of the kids started talking about his race (Native Americans) and African Americans, he got angry and punched the bully in the face. After that, the bully always respected

Indian, Junior shows lots of courage throughout the book. “Rowdy, I am going to Reardan tomorrow.” (51, Alexie) When Junior stands up to everyone, including his friend, and decides to go to Reardan, he shows courage to make a change in what used to be just to stay in one place and try not to make a difference. “‘You can’t stop me. I’ve been kicking your ass for fourteen years.’ Rowdy said. ‘Not tonight,’ I said. ‘Tonight’s my night.’” (191, Alexie) In this statement, Rowdy is guarding Junior in the

Hatred “ Racism is man’s gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason,” said Abraham Joshua Heschel, scholar and philosopher. This quote from Abraham means that racism and hatred aren’t doing anything but hurting us in the end by causing wars, arguments, and hurt feelings. Hatred can be seen in everyday life and in every single person on Earth, but can’t be stopped because you can’t change people’s feelings. Hatred is also shown in To Kill a Mockingbird, The Absolutely