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Roger guedes bullied in training2/10/2024 Junior dresses up as a homeless person for Halloween, which is a joke to him because his clothes always make him look homeless. Junior made Rowdy promise not to tell anyone about him crying over Dawn, and Rowdy had always kept his promise. This made Junior cry, which made Rowdy even more agitated. Junior repeated himself, and Rowdy dismissed his feelings. One night, he told Rowdy that he loved Dawn. Junior reminisces about Dawn, an Indian girl on his reservation that he fell in love with when he was twelve. Feeling confident for once, Junior tries to talk to Penelope, but she pretends not to know him. The former bully seems to have a new-found respect for Junior. As Junior approaches the school, Roger asks him about Eugene. Eugene mentions that he is proud of Junior for being brave enough to attend an all-white school. The other students are impressed when they see Junior arriving at school on the back of Eugene’s motorcycle. The next morning, Junior’s parents do not have enough money for gas, so Junior asks his father’s friend Eugene for a ride to school. Since Junior retaliated, Roger knows that Junior can stand up for himself. She believes that Roger was only trying to see how far Junior could be pushed. He shares his fears with Grandmother Spirit, who says that Roger was only acting like an alpha male trying to pick on the new, weak student. He wishes he was still friends with Rowdy because a fight between Rowdy and Roger would be epic. Summary of “Grandmother Gives Me Some Advice”:Īfter his interaction with Roger, Junior worries that the larger boy will come after him and beat him badly. Junior is confused he does not understand why Roger did not fight him. Instead of hitting Junior back, Roger stares at Junior in disbelief, calls him an animal, and walks away. ![]() Junior retaliates and punches Roger in the face. One student, Roger, tells Junior a racist joke to make him uncomfortable. They use racial slurs to belittle Junior. At Reardan, though, the white students are verbally abusive. The Indians on the reservation beat him up physically. Junior experiences bullying at Reardan, though it is not the same as what he used to endure on the reservation. Junior reluctantly enters Reardan and meets blonde-haired Penelope who makes fun of his name. They already think he is a traitor, but then they will know he is a coward. ![]() As he approaches his new school, Junior is filled with the desire to run away, but he knows that the other Indians will bully him mercilessly if he returns to Wellpinit. Junior thinks to himself that both father and son know that this is not true and wonders if coming to Reardan was the right choice. Junior’s father drops Junior off at Reardan for his first day of school and reminds him that the white students are not better than him.
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