#3. Name/explain three issues/hurdles Junior encounters in his transition to Reardon. (Felix)

The first problem was that he got made fun of because his name was Junior. " They were laughing at my name " ( Alexie 60 ). That meant they thought the name " junior" was weird and stupid which made them laugh at it. Also the girl Penelope thought it was very funny and told her friend and she told other classmates and it just got spread throughout the class. The reason that this is an issue is because this new Indian kid was getting made fun of the first day because of his name which is absurd. The second issue is when Penelope told him that he had a funny voice. " That's why you talk funny" ( Alexie 61 ).  She is insulting his voice and saying it is different than what a normal voice is suppose to be. The reason why it is a hurdle for Junior is because Junior is getting made fun of for his Indian reservation accent which made him freaked and not speak for six days. The third problem was that Roger the giant told him a racist joke. " Did you know that Indians are living proof that niggers fuck buffalo? " ( Alexie 60 ). Roger the giant walked up to him and told him that joke because he was Indian wish is really insensitive to Indians. This the resulted in Junior punching him in his face and made his nose bleed. " So I punched Roger in the face "( Alexie 65 ).  He did this because he followed the rules of fisticuffs which said, " If somebody Insults you, then you have to fight him. " ( Alexie 61 ). Those are the three issues Junior faced when he transitioned to Reardon.