“You deserve better,” “You need to leave the Reservation, take your hope and go somewhere where people have hope.” -Sherman Alexie
In the book the absolute true diary of a part time Indian, Mr. P said those exact words to Junior when he knew that Junior deserved better than to stay on the rez, where he would have no hope to do anything amazing with his life. Junior had been sitting in class a few days before when he found that his geometry textbook had been from when his mother was in school. Everything about the textbook and his life made Junior very upset. He then threw the textbook at Mr.P’s face and ran out the door. Instead of being furious with Junior, Mr.P told Junior this because he knew He had potential that needed to be shown rather
In the book the absolute true diary of a part time Indian, Mr. P said those exact words to Junior when he knew that Junior deserved better than to stay on the rez, where he would have no hope to do anything amazing with his life. Junior had been sitting in class a few days before when he found that his geometry textbook had been from when his mother was in school. Everything about the textbook and his life made Junior very upset. He then threw the textbook at Mr.P’s face and ran out the door. Instead of being furious with Junior, Mr.P told Junior this because he knew He had potential that needed to be shown rather