What is Mr. P’s advice to Junior? Why does he give this advice?
Mr. P’s piece of advice to Junior is to leave the reservation. He gives this advice to Junior because he can’t stand watching all these kids with dreams and potential give up anymore. The sad reservation that all these kids are living on is why they are giving up. “You’re going to find more and more hope the farther and farther you walk away from this sad, sad, sad reservation,” (Alexie, 43). All of these kids, including Junior’s sister and classmates, and even his parents, have given up because of this reservation. The reservation is why all of the hopes of these kids have left them, and Mr. P wants to prevent that from happening to Junior.
I agree, Mr. P is telling Junior that his only way to success is to leave the reservation. Mr. P tells Junior, "The only thing you kids are taught is how to give up" (Alexie, 42). Mr. P is telling Junior that outside the reservation, there is hope, and encouragement to de well, but when things get tough inside the reservation, peoples immediate reaction is to just give up.
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