The picture I
chose from Sherman Alexie’s book was the White vs. Indian cartoon. To me this
picture symbolizes his insecurities about himself and also his culture. Being from
a Rez and being raised by a poor family Junior felt lower than all the white
kids at his new school. He saw all the white kids wearing brand clothes and
carrying cell-phones, while he was wearing K-Mart clothes and using a garbage
bag as a book bag. Junior felt they had a more promising future than he did because
of their background. The only thing Junior may have had that all the white kids
didn’t was determination.
This is definitely one of my favorite cartoons in the novel. I feel it depicts so much of what Jr/Arnold is going through. And you're right--he has determination--and that is something that nobody can take from him. It's all about what's inside that counts.
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