#1. Why does Junior say, "it sucks to be poor..." (13)? What does "poverty teach you (13)? Explain. (Sofia C)

   
#1. Why does Junior say, "it sucks to be poor..." (13)? What does "poverty teach you (13)? Explain. (Sofia C)


        Junior thinks that being poor can't teach you anything except for being hopeless and not expecting good things in life. Junior is thinking about all the bad things that come out of being poor, and how there are so many set backs that come with it. He feels that being poor has made his dreams and beloved family members go away. Junior believes that poverty is "an ugly circle and there's nothing you can do about it"(Alexie 13). It makes him feel hopeless and want to give up in all dreams that can actually be accomplished. It also gives him a mindset that tells him that since he is poor he is just not good enough. "It sucks to be poor, and it sucks to feel that you somehow deserve to be poor" (Alexie 13). It teaches him that he isn't good enough. Junior feels that since he has certain qualities like having a stutter he deserves to be poor. When he thinks that he should be poor he just starts believing that there is nothing that he can do about it. For Junior poverty teaches him how to give up more and how to doubt himself.