Junior felt alone during pages 82-84 because "those white kids did not talk to me" (83) and the Indians were angry with him. He has lost every sense of comfort, making him alone. Junior had no friends from the rez, except for Rowdy. However, Rowdy wasn’t happy with him leaving for Reardan, so he ended their friendship, meaning he has no more rez friends. The white kids knew Junior was an indian, and “They stared at me, the Indian boy” (56). This made the white kids discriminate and say racist things, which made Junior go to the extent of saying, “I felt like Roger had kicked me in the face. That was the most racist thing I’ve ever heard in my life” (64). This means he has no loyal friends from the white kids or the people from the rez, making him alone.
Questions:
1. What are some of Gordy's character traits? How is he similar/different from Junior?
2. Why would Junior want people at Reardan to pay attention to him?
Junior and Gordy have many similar traits and many different traits, which I think helps their friendship grow stronger. The most noticeable similarity is that they both are alone, and have a large lack of friends at Reardan. They both are also very smart and take school seriously. As well as this, they both like books to help them understand the world, and express themselves(and Arnold also likes cartoons). What I believe is different about them, is that even though they both are very smart, Gordy is smarter, and shows it off more. To relate to that, Gordy is also much more open, and willing to talk to someone he doesn't know without hesitation or shyness.
ReplyDeleteWhy would Junior want people at Reardan to pay attention to him?
ReplyDeleteArnold wants people to pay attention to him so that he feels good about himself. He also doesn’t want to be knows as the wimpy indian kid he wants to be known as smart but not a nerd. He wants friends at his school not only on the rez. He wants to be friends with the “cooler”
Kids and not only friends with the nerd.
Question: Describe the relationship between Junior and Penelope
What are some of Gordy's character traits? How is he similar/different from Junior?
ReplyDeleteI think that Gordon is Smart, enjoys poetry, and don't have many friends. Junior is smart, lonely, and loves drawing cartoons. First of all Gordon and Junior are both smart. In Science class they both correcting Mr. Dodge. They are going to Reardon for a reason. Also, they both like some sort of writing. Arnold loves to draw cartoons, on the other hand Gordon like writing poetry. Lastly, both of them don't have many friends. Junior does not have a lot of friends because he is new to Reardon and Gordon does not have a lot of friends because he is a little big strange/nerdy. I think that since Gordon and Arnold have a lot of the same character traits, they will develop a strong relationship, just like Junior and Rowdy.
Gordy seems to be much like Arnold, but he does seem to help Arnold in a couple different ways. Gordy helps Arnold find himself, he helps him start to strengthen his lifeboats. Gordy does this by teaching Arnold to embrace his differences, to try new things, and to have excitement and joy associated with these things. The main thing that sets the two apart is that Gordy is more hopeful, and he has accepted his differences, and has learned to appreciate them, but throughout these last chapters we see that Gordy is giving some of that wisdom to Arnold. This could very well help Arnold embrace his differences, and find himself, but it also will take a lot of courage and willpower. Arnold's friendship with Gordy is important in many ways for Arnold but most of all because of how he helps Arnold realize his true self, and teaches him not to be afraid of it, but to accept it.
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