Monday, November 9, 2015
2. Why does Junior say, “it sucks to be poor…” (13)? What does “poverty teach you (13)”? Explain. (Jason)
Junior says it sucks to be poor because he thinks his father could have been a professional musician, that could make his family wealthy. Junior also says that the only thing poverty teaches you is how to be poor. "Given a chance, my father would have been a magician... We don't get those chances(13)." Obviously Junior thinks his father could have made it big time. However since he lives on the reservation, his family does not get a chance to prove themselves and get a good job. So he thinks he is stuck like this forever, and this why "poverty sucks". "Poverty doesn't give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor(13)." Junior doesn't really fight against his poorness. He has just accepted the fact that he is poor. So he feels that he doesn't get anything out of being poor. The only thing he gets from it is the fact that he is indeed poor.
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I agree with Jason that Junior has accepted the fact that he is stuck being poor. That Junior has given up hope that he can change from where he is right now due to the conditions he is in. Like not having an adequate supply of food to eat. Medical treatment like when they can't afford to save Oscar and more. One of the most important things that standed out to me was when Junior was talking about having a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken."A good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God"(Alexie,pg10). This shows that Junior is poor and hopeless that a piece of fried chicken can do so much.
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