The trail of Encouragement Although Junior lived on the Spokane Indian reservation all his life, also known for its poverty, he was born with cerebral spinal fluid in his brain that made him unique, but it wasn’t something that would hold him back from pursing a normal and better lifestyle. Junior has never seen anyone leave the reservation and pursue something good beside just drinking, So Junior decides to leave the reservation after an incident that took place at school Junior was already looking for a change because he wasn’t liking the fact of how people on his reservation had never left, he was wanting something better for his own life. That it took, hitting his math teacher in the face with a textbook
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Even when he made the decision to attend Reardon. “Think of all the new people you’re going to meet,” she said. “That’s the whole point of life, you know? To meet new people. I wish I could go with you. It’s such an exciting idea.” (page 156)
Also the encouragement from Arnold’s father’s best friend Eugene use to be a good basketball player for Wellpinit years before, after dropping Arnold off one day at school he told him he had done a good thing for himself. “Man,” he said. “There’s a lot of white people here.” “Yeah.” “You doing all right with them?” I don’t know. I guess.” It’s pretty cool, you doing this,” he said. “You think?” “Yeah, man, I could never do it. I’m a wuss. Wow, I felt proud.” (Page 71-72)
Nevertheless, Junior makes the choice to leave the reservation, attend a rich all white school at Reardon High, 22 miles away from his hometown. The sacrifice Junior had to make was walking to school every day and sometimes he was lucky enough to be drop off by his parents at school but other than that he would be hitchhiking from and to school. Junior never let any of the obstacles that he faced get in his way of his education like having water in the head and losing people he loved along the way while he was attending
Even when he made the decision to attend Reardon. “Think of all the new people you’re going to meet,” she said. “That’s the whole point of life, you know? To meet new people. I wish I could go with you. It’s such an exciting idea.” (page 156)
Also the encouragement from Arnold’s father’s best friend Eugene use to be a good basketball player for Wellpinit years before, after dropping Arnold off one day at school he told him he had done a good thing for himself. “Man,” he said. “There’s a lot of white people here.” “Yeah.” “You doing all right with them?” I don’t know. I guess.” It’s pretty cool, you doing this,” he said. “You think?” “Yeah, man, I could never do it. I’m a wuss. Wow, I felt proud.” (Page 71-72)
Nevertheless, Junior makes the choice to leave the reservation, attend a rich all white school at Reardon High, 22 miles away from his hometown. The sacrifice Junior had to make was walking to school every day and sometimes he was lucky enough to be drop off by his parents at school but other than that he would be hitchhiking from and to school. Junior never let any of the obstacles that he faced get in his way of his education like having water in the head and losing people he loved along the way while he was attending