Author’s note: I am writing this on a quote from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is about a Indian kid named Junior who is born on a reservation. Junior has a best friend named Rowdy who is abused by his dad and in turn abuses everyone else. Mr. P Is their teacher who lives on the rez (short for reservation). The quote I am focusing on is this. Mr. P “We were taught to kill the Indian to save the child.” The reason this quote is important is because it is truly the starting point of the story and it sets off a huge chain reaction that starts with Junior losing Rowdy, and leads to Junior going to Rearden.
Mr. P says this to Junior and throughout the duration of the talk he explains to Junior how the school is trying to get all the Indians to give up their heritage but Junior is the only one who hasn’t. Mr. P tells Junior that because he hasn’t given up the others are going to try as hard as possible to make him give up so Mr. P tells Junior to try and get as far away from the rez as possible. When Junior tells Rowdy that he is transferring to Rearden, Rowdy thinks he is joking at first, but once realizes that Junior isn’t joking he severs their friendship. When Junior arrives at his new school he automatically feels uncomfortable being the only Indian at Rearden, And while soon befriending a few people he gets beat up by his own neighbors on Halloween.
And all of this is because of what Mr. P tells Junior. Junior’s life takes a turn for the worst, he is shunned by his friends and neighbors, barely able to fit into his new school, and all of this happens to him because of Mr. P.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is about a Indian kid named Junior who is born on a reservation. Junior has a best friend named Rowdy who is abused by his dad and in turn abuses everyone else. Mr. P Is their teacher who lives on the rez (short for reservation). The quote I am focusing on is this. Mr. P “We were taught to kill the Indian to save the child.” The reason this quote is important is because it is truly the starting point of the story and it sets off a huge chain reaction that starts with Junior losing Rowdy, and leads to Junior going to Rearden.
Mr. P says this to Junior and throughout the duration of the talk he explains to Junior how the school is trying to get all the Indians to give up their heritage but Junior is the only one who hasn’t. Mr. P tells Junior that because he hasn’t given up the others are going to try as hard as possible to make him give up so Mr. P tells Junior to try and get as far away from the rez as possible. When Junior tells Rowdy that he is transferring to Rearden, Rowdy thinks he is joking at first, but once realizes that Junior isn’t joking he severs their friendship. When Junior arrives at his new school he automatically feels uncomfortable being the only Indian at Rearden, And while soon befriending a few people he gets beat up by his own neighbors on Halloween.
And all of this is because of what Mr. P tells Junior. Junior’s life takes a turn for the worst, he is shunned by his friends and neighbors, barely able to fit into his new school, and all of this happens to him because of Mr. P.
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