#2. 2. What is Mr. P’s advice to Junior? Why does he give this advice? (Adrian M.-P.)

Mr. P’s advice to Junior was to leave the rez forever, as he knew Junior had hope and the only thing holding him back was the rez. Mr. P and Junior are discussing the opportunity Junior has and the choices Junior should think about making. “No, I mean you have to leave the rez forever”(Alexie 42). When Mr. P comes to Juniors house, he explains to Junior that he has hope and hasn’t given up like the rest of the people on the rez. “You're going to find more and more hope the further you walk away from this sad, sad, sad reservation” (Alexie 43). Junior knows that leaving home would be hard to do but get him closer to letting his name be known.  To Arnold, giving himself an opportunity to be great is getting him one step closer to his dream. He knows it will be hard because of his mental and physical differences, let alone him being a reservation Indian trapped in a “never” ending  cycle of poverty. In a sense, it is only the beginning of Juniors Journey as hope will grow the further he goes away from home.