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4: Personal Put-downs
From
the novel’s opening, Junior seems to cope with hardships by making himself the subject of jokes, some brutally honest and even hurtful.
Share an example of this self-deprecating humor throughout the story. (Please include page references!). Why does
the narrator choose this approach? What
do we learn from these revelations? 
Throughout the book, Junior describes himself in such ways that I believe are hurtful to his own self esteem, and he makes jokes about his appearance and flaws to cope with being different. An example of this is the cartoon he made of himself in the beginning of the book (5). The title of the cartoon he draws is "Me in All my Glory" which is obviously meant to be sarcastic, yet I believe Junior is trying to make a joke out of some things that he can't control. The narrator chooses this approach because Junior is self conscious and needs to find a way to escape from the life that he lives, so instead of making Junior accept himself, Alexie chooses to be more truthful considering Junior is at an age where it is more likely for a child to be self conscious rather than to find a way to love him or herself. Also, Junior is writing in a diary; therefore, he should be writing what he truly feels rather than what he tries to pretend to feel. That is why Sherman Alexie chooses this approach in having Junior describe himself. We learn that Junior does not accpet himself as a whole. He needs to learn that before others accept him, he must learn to be happy with himself.
ReplyDeleteMany people say that you have to be able to laugh at yourself. However, too much is too much and not in a way that is hurtful. Junior draws cartoons about himself in crude ways. The best example is right in the front of the book, "Me in All My Glory" (5). He poses himself as a stupid child who can barely function at all. We all know that Junior is a very bright kid. He corrected a teacher (84), and how many of us have done that? Junior thinks he is a reject with all sorts of problems, mentally and physically. Teachers, adults, and other students realize he is extremely smart and try to persuade him that he is, but Junior still draws and hates himself. I think Junior chooses this aproach because it is human nature. We notice our bad qualities a lot more than we notice our good qualities. We also notice the good qualities in others a lot more than ourselves. Junior was noticing all the bad qualities in himself and the good qualities in others, which made him feel even worse about himself. Though toward the end of the book, he began to understand that he is a great kid and that he should be focusing on the good things in life. What
ReplyDeleteI learned from these revelations is that I need to notice the good qualities in myself. I don't need to think about my problems. If I'm thinking about those, I should be trying to fix them if i can. Also, I shouldn't only be thinking about the good things in me, but also the good things in life.
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DeleteI agree with Steven when he says, “We notice our bad qualities a lot more than we notice our good qualities.” Most teenagers do not walk around and say “I am beautiful” or “There is nothing wrong with me, I am perfect!” They always are pointing out the things that are wrong with them. Sometimes they can go a little overboard, like Junior’s drawing of himself (5) that Steven referred to in his response. I thought another good example would be Junior’s comparison to whites and Indians (56). Also, Junior referrers to himself as an Indian with a head full of snot (58). Generally, you wouldn’t notice or care if someone had allergies and was stuffy. We often pick on little traits about ourselves that other people would never notice.
DeleteDuring the course of the story, Junior continually draws cartoons of himself in a hurtful way (5,57). On page 5 he portrays himself as unintelligent, even though he is one of the smartest kids in Reardan and on the reservation. Then on page 57, he shows us how poor he is compared to all the white students in Reardan by the types of clothing and accessories that they have. I believe he makes these drawings because that is the only way that he can see himself. There are only a few people in Junior’s life who support him and they are his family, while everyone else continually puts him down and lowers his self esteem. Due to all of the people that say mean and hurtful things to him, he has an extremely low self esteem about himself, and because of this low self esteem he puts himself down. There is a saying that you need to learn how to laugh at yourself sometimes, but I think Junior took the saying too far. Junior also only ever seems to notice everything bad about himself and his life, but never notices that he also has good parts too. He is also so busy seeing all the good in everyone else that he never can see the good in himself. The narrator chooses this approach because he is writing in a diary, and what you write in a diary should be the truth because only you will be the one that will read what you write. We learn from this that Junior has a low self esteem for himself and thinks that everyone else is better than him.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the whole story, Junior is always making fun of himself. His self-confidence is extremely low and he hates the way he looks. Most teenagers are always looking for the little things that are wrong with themselves. They find the smallest personal flaw, and then they make fun of it or complain about it. Junior takes “making fun of yourself” to a whole new level. The drawing of Junior (5) shows how he thinks of himself. In Junior’s drawing, he displays himself as a weak and insignificant child. The title of the drawing, “Me in all my glory,” is obviously sarcastic and is meant to add one more insult to the image. Another example of self-deprecating humor is when Junior describes himself as a zombie (82), but then goes on to say he is nothing because he is so unnoticeable. Throughout the whole book, Junior is making fun of himself by saying he is weird, (132) the gayest dude in the world (123) and a “poor ass Indian.” (124) Alexie chose the self-deprecating approach because if Junior thought of himself as fabulous and that there was nothing wrong with him, the readers would think of Junior as a stuck-up jerk. Junior’s ability to laugh at himself makes us feel closer to him and makes him very human. Then again, Junior took self-deprecating a little too far. What I learned from these revelations is you cannot think that there is nothing good about yourself. You cannot always talk about the things that are wrong with you when there are more things about you that are amazing. I think at the end of the book, Junior started finding the amazing things about himself.
ReplyDelete‘I’m not even writing down this story the way I actually talk, because I’d have to fill it with stutters and lisps, and then you’d be wondering why you’re reading a story by such a retard.’ (4)
ReplyDeleteJunior copes with hardships by calling himself a retard. The narrator choose this approach because he wanted Junior to be seen as a teen who doesn’t like himself the way he is. The narrator also wanted Junior to feel like he couldn’t do anything. We learn that you have to keep your hope and not be desperate and good things will happen. We also learn from these revelations by seeing him look at himself in a different perspective once he is at a new school, when nobody is calling him a retard. He sees that he’s a better person than what he saw in himself before, when everybody was tearing down his hope. He realizes that he’s smart (84). Also, he realizes that he is a good basketball player (192-193). This is why the narrator chooses this approach and what we learned from these revelations.
In the very beginning of the book Junior really lays on the humor. Unfortunately this humor is unique because, for the most part, it consists of Junior mocking and making fun of himself. While reading the book you start to realize that this is how he copes with hardships. It’s not there just for entertainment. An example: on page four of the book junior describes how he is part of the “Black-Eye-of-the-Month Club”. In this example he is poking fun at the fact that he gets beat up a lot. Although this is a self-depreciating way to cope with his problems it’s one of the only approaches that work for him. Being raised on the reservation, he was taught that the only other way to cope with these situations was to fight back, physically. I think Junior chooses this approach due to his physical weakness and low self-esteem. Later in the book, his humor tones down and he starts to see that not everything is bad about him. He realizes his only problem: his life story had a bad beginning.
ReplyDelete“’Just remember this,’ my father said. ‘Those white people aren’t better than you.’ But he was so wrong. And he knew he was wrong. He was the loser father of a loser Indian son living in a world build for winners” (55).
ReplyDeleteJunior, from the time he schooled at the reservation to his beginning at Reardan High School, had always thought everyone else was a step ahead of him. He never tried to go out of his way to succeed until he moved from the reservation to Reardan. Junior had always thought white people were always going to be ahead, until he realized he could succeed if he put the effort into it. Arnold's life on the reservation was brightened by his friend Rowdy, described by Arnold as being "the toughest kid on the rez". When Rowdy began to hate Arnold for transferring to Reardan, it nearly destroyed him. It brought out even more negative humor in him. I believe the narrator used this to show how exactly Arnold dealt with the stress in his life. It shows us that he looks deeper into his issues with his drawings than what we perceive. It shows the readers that Arnold is an intelligent, thoughtful person. He knows that he still has room to succeed once he gets past his issues.
Junior is an expert when it comes to noticing his own flaws. Throughout the book, he deals with his issues by drawing his comics, mostly about the bad things happening. Often about himself. For example, he draws a cartoon of a white boy and an indian boy, comparing the two: what they wear, what they have, and where they are in life. On the white side, it says things like: bright future, positive role models, and hope. On the indian side, it says vanishing past, family history of diabetes and cancer, and bone-crushing reality. The indian boy in the picture is himself. He compares the two styles of living, and ends up degrading himself quite a bit in the process. I believe the author chose this path of writing because it worsens the reality of it. It really gives you a peek into what a pitiful Indian boy living amongst hopeful, bright futured white people thinks about his own situation. We learn that he really does not think much of himself, though many other people think otherwise.
ReplyDeleteAn example of Arnold's self-deprecating humor is the picture he draws of himself on pg.5. In the picture, he basically makes fun of his entire outside image. From his eyes, to his lisp, and even to his feet size! I think that they narrator chooses this approach because it helps you to see a certain side to Arnold. He puts himself down a lot. Also, this approach can actually help the reader to learn some things about the main character in the story. An example of this would be on the very first page of the book when Arnold states "I was born with water on the brain". He's makeing a joke about himself, but you get to learn that he was born with excess cerebral spinal fluid inside of his skull. We learn from all these revelations that Arnold has a very different personality in which he can make harsh jokes about himself but that he doesn't really take them to hard.
ReplyDelete"But we reservation Indians don't get to realize our dreams. We don't get those chances. Or choices. We're just poor. That's all we are." (13)
ReplyDeleteThe narrator of this book uses self-deprecating as a way to show Junior's negative self worth. This quote is basically him saying he will not have chances to be successful in life, and he'll never be anything more than poor. Another part of this section of the book is how Junior stereotypes all Indians as a whole. He acts as if all Indians are the same, while he by being himself proves that immensely wrong. The beginning of the book is a time filled with poverty, hopelessness, and quite frankly depression. That is why the author chose to use this kind of humor. Self-deprecating humor shows how Junior looks down upon himself, and even the other Indians. An author could put this into a book to create a character, such as Junior, who feels poorly about himself and his surroundings.
In the beginning of the book, Junior describes himself as a slobbering vulture (2), a walking capital L (3), and the biggest retard in the world (4). Junior openly says those things because that’s what he has been called his entire life and he’s come to believe it. He copes with the bullying by agreeing with the insults. Throughout the book, Junior continually points out his flaws by drawing comics of how he seems himself (5, 57, 63, 123). On page five, the comic of him makes fun of the way he talks, looks, and his overall outward appearance. As you read on, you find that Junior does not make fun of himself for entertainment, but because that is the only way he can cope with his differences. I think the narrator chose this approach of self-deprecating humor to relate to teenagers. Teenagers often find every little thing that is wrong with them and point them out. By making fun of his flaws, we are reminded that Junior is only a teenager with a very low self-esteem. I believe that the way the narrator presents Arnold allows us to relate to his low self-esteem and untrue thoughts. This can also relate to real life because we often think in worst-case-scenario, but it is hardly ever true. Later in the book, we find that Junior thrives in school. From his academics (214) to his sports (179), none of Junior’s previous criticism was found to be true. By the end, most of Junior’s flaws are forgotten and he is a more confident and happy teenager.
ReplyDelete“And I started wearing glasses when I was three, so I ran around the rez looking like a three-year old Indian grandpa,” (3). This is an example of Arnold’s self-deprecating humor. He is always harshly honest, for better or for worse. I think that the narrator chooses this approach because he was always honest with himself. If he grew up always being told the truth, even when it might have been better to give a white lie, he would have grown up thinking truthfully. With Arnold, he took it to the point where his honesty was hindering him from leaving the reservation and making his own life. When Arnold is brutally honest with himself, I think we learn what he really thinks of himself. From all the self-deprecating humor, I think that Arnold knows he isn’t perfect, but he doesn’t think there is anything he can do about it. He thinks he is stuck with his lot in life, and he can’t change it.
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ReplyDeleteDuring this story Junior is constantly making fun of himself. He does this by always calling himself names and drawing cartoons of himself in unfavorable ways. On page 5 he first shows that he does not think much of himself again by drawing himself in a way that shows him as a clumsy, awkward, disproportionate loser. He does this throughout most of the book by calling himself names such as gay, retarded, a loser, etc. I believe that he does this because he spent most of his life being bullied on the rez and has become accustomed to being called these hurtful things. By saying these things about himself, it probably helps him cope and make what they say hurt less. Does this really help him or just end up hurting him more? By the end of the story, Junior begins to learn his self-worth and stops believing all the insults. When this happens he starts to excel in both sports and academics. From these revelations we learn that if you continue to believe in yourself you can achieve anything.
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ReplyDeleteWhen Arnold and Penelope first started to be semi-dating Arnold just thought she liked him because she wanted to get a little smudged (110). He thought that she was only dating him because she was bored of being the most popular and prettiest girl in the school, so she would date a stuttering and lisping Indian boy that did not believe in himself one bit. Arnold felt that he was the worst possible match for her and that he did not even deserve to be with her. He had no hope for himself and thought he was just a giant zit (83). I believe he continually makes himself the subject of jokes because it is just what he is used to from life at the reservation. At the reservation he was continually the subject of jokes while at Reardan people actually respected him somewhat, or just completely avoided him which is better than being the spectacle of jokes. His low self esteem makes him feel like everyone is better than he is. Arnold constantly puts himself as the center of jokes even though they usually are not pleasant ones.
ReplyDeleteFrom page 2, Junior made cruel jokes about himself, his life, and his culture. The first six pages of the book are focused on how he is different and a freak. He describes his appearance as being too skinny, having a huge head and feet, having too many teeth and goofy glasses, and looking like a retard. He cracks jokes at his lisp and stutter as well as drawing goofy cartoons of himself like the one on page 5. I believe that the main reason that Junior makes such cruel jokes about himself is because if he makes a joke out of everything, it does not seem so harsh. If the bad things in life can be funny, then they will not hurt as much. The point of view that the author has of himself also gives us insight on his self-respect. Junior doesn’t believe that he is special or important. The result of this is the cruel jokes he makes of himself. Junior makes harsh jokes and comics of himself because he has a low self-esteem and it makes life seem less realistic and hard to deal with.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read this question, it made me think of a YouTube video I watched a while ago, where teenagers from fourteen to eighteen watch a clip of something, and then are asked questions about it. On one of the segments, a question was posed, that being “Do you think it is more effective to cope with hardships by turning them into something funny and then addressing the serious point, or just being totally serious the whole time?” Every single one of the teenagers on that video said that it was better to laugh at hardships instead of being serious. This is the reason I believe Alexie or the narrator took this approach. Not necessarily because they saw this exact video, but because when you’re a teenager, as we all are, it’s pretty hard to be totally serious and talk about hardships openly with someone else. As teenagers, we love laughing and also, because teenagers our age haven’t been able to find themselves yet, just like Junior laughing about it is a good way to get over it. On page 5, as many other of my classmates have mentioned, Arnold draws a cartoon of himself that is very demeaning. Nevertheless, he still finds a way to laugh at it, and wants to make others laugh as well. I know when I looked at it, I wasn’t laughing, but that’s only because I couldn’t see the picture to be humorous after hearing he was called a retard, but the thought was still there. Also in this book, he jokes about being poor. The cartoon on page 128 did actually make me laugh, because the excuses he made for being poor were pretty funny. I know I learned a lot from these revelations, but it was just expanding more than what I already knew on the topic. People demean themselves to make others laugh, which helps them cope with hardships, no matter how offensive to themselves it is. This can have a bad effect, but I don’t believe this is the case in this book. This is why I believe the narrator took this approach in the book.
ReplyDeleteBy being viciously honest with himself, Junior seems to cope with the hardships of his life. He figures it’s easier to go along with things than it is to argue and deny the truth. He exhibits self-denunciation almost non-stop throughout his diary. He’s not only racist against white people, but he’s racist against himself. He believes that since he’s Indian, he does not deserve what white people deserve (56). He became what others thought of him. “I’d always been the lowest Indian on the reservation totem pole – I wasn’t expected to be good so I wasn’t,” he realized (180). He became so accustomed to self-depreciation that it could even cheer him up: “It’s not like anybody’s going to notice if you go away,” said Rowdy (15). Junior believed this (16). Rowdy had good intentions saying this, and it helped Junior cope short-term. When it came to long-term effects, Junior consequently had no confidence. Junior later realized, “I wanted to live up to expectations” (180). At the reservation, he was expected to be a retard (4). At Reardan, he was expected to be good at basketball (180). Sherman Alexie, the author, wanted his readers to realize the different effects your peers can have on you. The more time you spend with negative people, the more negative you come; the more time you spend with positive people, the more positive you become. Alexie chose a main character with extremely low self-esteem to show that your outlook on life varies depending on how you decide to deal with the things that are thrown your way. Alexie chose this approach because he wanted his readers to learn that they can mend the way they live their lives as long as they make the effort to change.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning of the book, mainly when he is introducing himself, Arnold jokes about himself in a hurtful way. He calls himself “weirdo me (1)” and “the biggest retard in the world (4).” He also makes fun of his body. “With my big feet and pencil body, I looked like a capital L walking down the road” and “My head was so big that little Indian skulls orbited around it” are two examples of this self-deprecating humor (3). The narrator might be using this approach for three reasons. First off, he may be self-deprecating to cover up his low self-esteem. He might also be making fun of himself before others can. It would shut down the insults before they could continue. Another possibility is that he makes fun of himself to make others like him. A kid that whines all the time about how other kids make fun of him is certainly less likeable than one who insults himself in a fun way. Also, the author may have chosen to write in this way to make his character more likeable.
ReplyDeleteArnold is hurtful to himself throughout the story. Since he is different, he is always getting beat up and called names. One example of this is on page 5 when he drew a picture of himself and titled it “Me in all my glory” which he means in a sarcastic way, yet he is trying to be funny. (5) He draws himself how he thinks he looks, but he probably doesn’t. The way he is drawn in the picture is how other people make him think he looks like. The author chooses this approach because it makes the story more interesting. As 16kings said, “a kid that whines all the time about how other kids make fun of him is certainly less likeable than one who insults himself in a fun way”. I think this is very true. Having self-deprecating humor in the story makes the character fun to read about.What we can learn from these revelations is that we should be able to make a joke about ourselves and deal with being different.
ReplyDelete"And if your fourteen years old, like me, and you're still stuttering and lisping, then you become the biggest retard in the world." (4)
ReplyDeleteThroughout the book, Junior continually supports the idea that he is a "retard" with sarcastic comments, demeaning cartoons, and the way he interprets other's perceptions of himself. The cartoon entitled "Me In All My Glory" (5) is a physical interpretation of how Junior sees himself. My interpretation of Junior's repetitive self-deprecating humor is that the character has low-self esteem and has grown up in a demeaning environment. Insulting himself is easier to deal with than confronting bullies or contributing factors. It is a method of coping with the hardships he is often faced with. However, I believe the author had several purposes for the way he portrayed Junior. Many of Junior's feelings, situations and fears are relatable to the average teenager. Teenagers who have had similar experiences automatically relate to Junior, making him a likeable, interesting character who is engaging to read about. Additionally, having a character who is open about their flaws has a deeper substance than a seemingly "perfect" character who readers would have trouble conneting to. In significance to the plot and character development of the book, Alexie's use of a character with a negative outlook on life allows us to moniter the progression of Junior's attitute throughout the book. Begining the character in a difficult situation allowed more room for the character to grow and for progressive events to be introduced during the story, rather than being limited in settings, plot or character development. Junior may use his self-deprecating humor as a form of coping during his personal hardships, but I believe Alexie used it to his advantage in plot and character development.
I think the main reason why Arnold makes fun of himself by making jokes is, since the comments people make are true, he would rather joke about it rather than face the harsh reality of his differences. Arnold also makes the same remarks about himself. He sometimes jokes about his problems in a harsh way that only hurts himself. When Arnold learns to ignore all the rude remarks others and himself make, he does better at sports and school. One example of the rude things he would say to himself is, “He was the loser Indian father of a loser Indian son living in a world built for winners.” (55) Another mean thing he would say was, “I am a zero on the rez. And if you subtract zero from zero, you still have zero.” (16) Another mean thing that he told himself was, “I ran around the rez looking like a three-year-old grandpa.” One last thing he would say to himself was, “With my big feet and pencil body, I looked like a capital L walking down the road.”(3) All of the ways that he picks on himself lowers his self esteem.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning of the book, Arnold starts out by describing himself. Notice that his descriptions include some very insulting jokes that would only hurt him. For example, Arnold said, "With my big feet and pencil body, I looked like a capital L walking down the road." (3) He even includes a cartoon that goes along with the jokes about his appearance and disorder that is titled, "Me In All My Glory". (5) Later on in the book, he continues to mentions his flaws. "And yes I had that stutter and lisp, but I also had that singsong reservation accent that made everything I said sound like a bad poem." (61) Basically, the narrator chooses this approach so that the readers can relate to Arnold. It is very common that teenagers, like Arnold himself, have insecurities and flaws. Teens usually end up cracking jokes to make them feel better about themselves, just like Arnold did. We can all learn to be less hard on ourselves from this because every kid has their flaws so there is no need to make hurtful jokes about our differences.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Junior seems to cope with hardships by making himself the subject of jokes, some brutally honest and even hurtful. An example of this is when Roger tells an extremely racist joke that puts Junior over the edge. Upon hearing the joke, Junior gets into a fit of rage and punches Roger right in the face (64-65). This shows that if you push Junior too far he will get pretty mad and can deal some damage once in a while. Another example of how Junior copes with the jokes and the bullying is when all of the Reardan boys, like the jocks, called Junior mean names. All Junior did to defend himself was let them say the names and he did nothing about it (63).These two examples show that if you push Junior too far he will fight back, but otherwise he will take the bullying. Junior chooses this approach because it is the only thing he can do. The teachers don’t like him and it is the only way he can defend himself.
ReplyDeleteThe most obvious example of self-deprecating humor in the story can be found on page 5, in the self-portrait Junior draws. Titled “Me In All My Glory”, it makes all of Junior’s disabilities painfully clear. However, these self-deprecating drawings do not bring pain and frustration to Junior. In fact, they serve an opposite purpose. These blunt and exaggerated drawings act as an outlet for Junior to let out his frustration. The ability to laugh at himself helps him get through all of the pain and self-pity. Junior, the narrator, wants everyone to know that he is not afraid to talk or write about his faults. His problems and trials make him the person he is, and he doesn’t shy away from that fact. As readers, these revelations show us a lot about Junior’s character. The picture on page 5 and others in the book show that Junior doesn’t think he is athletic or attractive. However, the judgments Junior makes are often very far from the truth. At Reardan, he plays varsity basketball as a freshman and dates one of the most popular girls in the school. Junior often falls into a trap of doubt and self-deprecation, when in reality he has all the makings of a person to look up to. If Junior were to draw another self-portrait at the end of the novel, I believe it would shed some more light on all of his talents and strengths.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that Junior makes fun of himself as a way to cope with the harsh reality that he has a disability and is secluded because of it. An example of this can be found on page 3. Junior makes fun of himself by making a comparison of himself to a three-year-old Indian grandpa. He uses this comparison to make fun of the fact that he started wearing lopsided glasses at the age of three. He also makes fun of himself on page 3 by sharing his nickname, Orbit, with readers. The reason behind his nickname was the fact that his skull was “epic” or “enormous”. We learn from these revelations that Junior has very low self-esteem, an obstacle that is overcome by the end of the story. I believe Junior chose this approach as the narrator of the book to make himself seem funny, cunning, and strong. In conclusion, I believe Junior coped with bullying, teasing, and the low self-esteem that resulted from it by making himself the subject of many jokes.
ReplyDeleteArnold has very bad self esteem. He starts off the book by describing himself. Almost everything he says about himself is negative, but he does use some humor, too. He talks about a bunch of his problems, including his brain, seizures, eyesight, skinniness, big hands and feet, huge skull, excess amount of teeth, lisp, and stutter, among other things (Pages 1-4). He uses humor when he says, "I went to Indian Health Service to get some teeth pulled so I could eat normally, not like some slobbering vulture." (Page 2), "I get headaches because my eyes are, like, enemies, you know, like they used to be married to each other but now hate each other's guts." (Page 3), and "With my big feet and pencil body, I looked like a capital L walking down the road." (Page 3), along with other things. Truthfully, I have no idea why the author uses this kind of mean humor to talk about himself. I don't understand how he can be so mean to himself, and I don't know why. Being mean to himself won't help anything, and it won't do any good. All that happens is he just will feel worse. Maybe he insults himself so he won't feel as bad when other people insult him. I don't think that's a good idea at all.
ReplyDeleteThe way we view the world around us is our point of view. Alexie was using Junior's point of view to describe Junior and to let us know more about the character. He lets us knowhow he views the world and himself by his humorous cartoons. One example is the cartoon he draws of himself (5). From the cartoon we learn what Junior looks like from his perspective, even though we know his perspective is an interpretation of his looks. Another cartoon he draws of himself (6), shows us his need for attention, and his desire to be loved. He also draws a cartoon of how he is viewed in the Wellpint Gym and the Reardan Gym (182), it shows how he is hated on the reservation and loved at Reardan. The way Junior views himself is important to his personality.
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