In Juniors mind a "real Indian" is someone who lives in the forest unlike the people in the reservation. Junior wishes he could live in that way though he believes that he never will. When junior first arrives at Reardan High School for his first day, he is treated like someone who is abnormal, and kids start to stare at him since he is the only Indian student at the school. While junior is waiting for school to start, he thinks about living like a "real Indian"“go live in the woods like a hermit. Like a real Indian" (Alexie, 58). Junior strongly believes that the people on the reservation are not truly Indians. He reacts to all these thoughts and opinions by having little self-esteem as shown here."“Since I was allergic to pretty much every plant that grew on earth, I would have been a real Indian with a head full of snot" (Alexie, 58) This Quote further proves my point, that after he has insulted others he slowly starts to do the same to himself. Because of this, he has a hard time accepting that he is who he is, and that it will never change. With this comes the fact wich many people have stated to junior, The Fact that to be anything in life you need to embrace who you are and try to be the best he can be, and that nothing can hold you back. Similar to the thoughts of Mr. P. Finaly Juniors thoughts affect him in different ways but the thought that gets to him the most is that he will never truly be a "real Indian."
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