In Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Junior and the reservation are faced with isolation by both the government and other communities because of racial stereotypes. Ever since 1851, reservation have held indians, and have kept them from knowing what's beyond their borders. Junior and his whole reservation suffer from being held up in these reservations, not knowing what the first step is to free themselves and leave the reservation and be successful. Fortunately, Junior has had many experiences that have inspired him to leave the reservation. Even where Junior once felt like he was safe from isolation, it still seems to find him in the end.
During Junior's time at reardon he faces racists jokes and teachers that treat him differently because of his race. Comments such as “Chief” and “Tonto” (Alexie 64) were popular among the group of guys who …show more content…
As said in the intro, reservations have been established since 1851, and were used to protect the local indians. As Junior said, “If the government wants to hide somebody, there’s probably no place more isolated than my reservation, which is located approximately one million miles north of Important and two billion miles west of Happy.” (Alexie 30) This quote expresses two things, the location in where Junior and the Reservation was set up is completely in the middle of nowhere, and that no one would ever want to live in or near a reservation. But Junior knows that if he does not end up doing something about his life, he may end up being a “ordinary” indian and end up like his dad, drunk and poor. Junior believes that the government does not care one bit about the indians, that's why he says “which is located approximately one million miles north of Important and two billion miles west of Happy.” expressing that the government cares more about others and gives the indians the land nobody
During Junior's time at reardon he faces racists jokes and teachers that treat him differently because of his race. Comments such as “Chief” and “Tonto” (Alexie 64) were popular among the group of guys who …show more content…
As said in the intro, reservations have been established since 1851, and were used to protect the local indians. As Junior said, “If the government wants to hide somebody, there’s probably no place more isolated than my reservation, which is located approximately one million miles north of Important and two billion miles west of Happy.” (Alexie 30) This quote expresses two things, the location in where Junior and the Reservation was set up is completely in the middle of nowhere, and that no one would ever want to live in or near a reservation. But Junior knows that if he does not end up doing something about his life, he may end up being a “ordinary” indian and end up like his dad, drunk and poor. Junior believes that the government does not care one bit about the indians, that's why he says “which is located approximately one million miles north of Important and two billion miles west of Happy.” expressing that the government cares more about others and gives the indians the land nobody