The New Life

Junior now has made a choice and decided to leave his school and attend Reardan High School. This school is not only better but also it is a school in which kids with lots of money attend and most of them are white. The only Indians are Junior and the mascot. Rowdy however is upset of Junior's decision and their relationship isn't so close anymore and for the next year they don't see each other too often. Now Junior is another guy and he is now in love with the most beautiful and popular girl in school, Penelope. He also makes a new friend called Gordy and they study together all the time.

After being around white people for a descent amount of time, he realize his culture and theirs is much different and now he sees how much stronger his family ties are compared with the white people. Their parents don't attend to events and they grow up with different norms. The school star athlete Roger punches Junior and Junior strikes back making Roger and his friends to respect him and to make Junior gain popularity and friends. Also Junior gets to know his crush, Penelope better and also now he is popular with the girls. Everything is perfect for Junior.

"Indian families stick together like Gorilla Glue, the strongest adhesive in the world. My mother and father both lived within two miles of where they were born, and my grandmother lived one mile from where she was born."

Arnold tells us that his family has never, ever left the reservation. They have always been there from 1881 and I think is hard for Junior to leave his reservation but somehow he needs to do it for his best. His family I think are going to try to prevent this but sooner or later Junior needs a future and there is no future in the reservation but in the outside world there is. 

"I love Indians. I love our songs, your dances, and your souls. And I love your art. I collect Indian art." 

This quote is said by Ted, a billionaire who collects Indian art. This quote in a sense changes Junior's way of appreciating his culture. He feels important for the first time and now he is proud of being Indian, for him it was an accomplishment and now indirectly he is more confident of himself. 

JUNIOR'S COMPARISON OF HIM AND HIS CLASSMATES

This part of the book has made me want to read this book everyday. The author is just so good at making the reader feel connected with the book and with all this experiences and stories, I feel like if I new Junior my entire life. I think this part is the rising action and all of this is going to suddenly lead to a bigger problem and then the story is going to be amazing. What the book does the best is in the illustrations, they are the perfect and help the reader to keep track and laugh for a good time reading.