Period 2 Theme statement by Marc Mens https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x in preparation for the test en-us 2021-10-04 13:47:40 UTC 2025-11-18 08:26:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png Race 64000252 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790274668 Junior has struggled in school because he hasn't had the same opportunities as others. A big part of that is because of his race. people treated him differently because he looked "different" than others. 

"I know, I know, but some Indians think you have to act white to make your life better." (Alexie chapter 18)

-autumn swenson]]> 2021-10-04 16:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790274668 friendships https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790276281 we are all stronger together.

"if you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing" alexie 129
Sasha]]> 2021-10-04 16:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790276281 Theme: Identity https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790279432 Theme Statement: Junior is torn between finding his identity, either at Reardan or in the reservation.

“I was half Indian in one place and half white in the other.  It was like being Indian was my job, but it was only a part-time job” (Alexie 118).

Ali Dummer]]> 2021-10-04 16:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790279432 Even if you are poor that doesn't effect your relationships with anybody or at least it shouldn't. Junior was scared that he was going to get bullied/made fun of for being poor but instead he got helped out instead "I'm poor. I figured she was going to march out of my life right then. But she didn't" (alexie, 127) 90310228 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790282969 2021-10-04 16:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790282969 Hudson-Education: Learning about the world around you https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790284393 Not only has Junior learned in school, but he has learned how to fit in and has started understand how other people function. “I was half Indian in one place and half white in the other.  It was like being Indian was my job, but it was only a part-time job” (Alexie 118).]]> 2021-10-04 16:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790284393 Isolation 64002331 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790301750 Junior feels Isolated do to being an outcast because he goes to Reardan instead of Wellpint.

Theme Statement: Isolation can push your soul.]]> 2021-10-04 16:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790301750 Family over all https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790368092 cole saterdalen

juniors family has been with him the whole time. They have been supportive and incouraging. "yeah but you punched the alpha dog in the face. They have to respect you now" (Alexie70)]]> 2021-10-04 17:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790368092 Identity 90309884 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790519989 An individual can have many identities
"I realized that, sure, I was a Spokane Indian. I belonged to that tribe. But I also belonged to the tribe of American Immigrants. And to the tribe of basketball players. And to the tribe of bookworms."
(Alexie 217)
Aden A]]> 2021-10-04 18:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790519989 identity 64000226 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790678432 theme statement: One person can struggle with their identity or have more than one identity.
 
“I was half Indian in one place and half white in the other.  It was like being Indian was my job, but it was only a part-time job” (Alexie 118).

Abby Koland]]> 2021-10-04 19:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1790678432 Identity 64009731 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793436921 “I was half Indian in one place and half white in the other.  It was like being Indian was my job, but it was only a part-time job” (Alexie 118).
Owen Wurscher

]]> 2021-10-05 15:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793436921 Perseverance https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793481247 Junior shows perseverance when he is trying out for varsity and is 1 on 1 playing Roger. He gets knocked down on the ground but gets back up anyways. "Ninety percent of me wanted to take the break. But I knew if I took that break I would never make the team." (Alexie, 140)

Tony Fischer]]> 2021-10-05 15:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793481247 Identity 90310121 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793483276 Junior is struggling to find himself happy and his new school because when he played his old school they were all boing him and throwing stuff at him. 
"And as I ran onto the court, somebody in the crowd threw a quarter at me. AND HIT ME IN THE FRICKING FOREHEAD!"]]> 2021-10-05 15:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793483276 Poverty https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793494169 Even when someones is in poverty what's important is the love and relationship you have with your Community / Family .


"He could have spent that five bucks and stayed drunk for another day or two . But he saved it for me."(Alexie151)

Ahmed Abshir]]> 2021-10-05 15:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793494169 racial equality 64001239 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793495215 Ever since Junior moved to Reardan he has had struggles and he does not have all the same opportunites as everyone a big reason being his race showing how differently people treat each other just because of skin color 

theme statement-treat others the way you want to be treated ]]> 2021-10-05 15:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793495215 identity https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793495581 theme statement: one person can struggle to know their identity.

"between the little white town and the reservation, I always felt like a stranger. i was half Indian in one place and half white in the other" (Alexie, 118).

Lukas DeVille]]> 2021-10-05 15:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793495581 Family 90309305 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793497195 Junior family is around him at most times. His family might do some bad things, but at the end the day they care about Junior and who he is as a person.]]> 2021-10-05 15:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793497195 coping with pain https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793497302  "ninety percent of me wanted to take the break. but i knew if i took a break i would never make the team."
Simone Bouchard ]]> 2021-10-05 15:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793497302 Social Identity https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793507860 Junior Struggles to fit in at Reardan, while still feeling like an outcast at the reservation. 
"I was still a stranger in a strange land." (Alexie 81)
Kaylee B]]> 2021-10-05 15:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793507860 Poverty https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793512124 Theme statement: Poverty causes misfortune

Junior struggles being poor and has to make sacrifices because of it. Like letting his dog Oscar die or not being able to get gifts on Christmas 

"Im sorry we don't have any money for Oscar" (Alexie, 10)

]]> 2021-10-05 15:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793512124 identity https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793515133 i couldn't lie to her anymore "yes" i said "i'm poor" i figured she was going to march out of my life right then. But she didn't. Instead she kissed me. (Alexie 127) You shouldn't be scared to say who you really are. 
Magan G]]> 2021-10-05 15:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793515133 loss 64001320 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793519224 Through the book junior struggles a lot with loss. He loses his grandma, dads best friend and lost his best friend. To cope with this junior covers his pain with laughter.

"All of us laughed as we lowered
my grandmother into the ground. And all of us laughed when they covered her with dirt." (Alexie 167)]]> 2021-10-05 15:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793519224 Friendship 64001174 https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793519236 Theme statement: All is never lost. This means as far as you fall, you'll still have something, even if it isn't much. 

The final line on page 230 "We didn't keep score." means that his friendship with Rowdy is still there, and they no longer hate each other, as there's no competition anymore. ]]> 2021-10-05 15:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793519236 family: https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793520023 theme statement: family is the most valuable thing a person can have, they always have your back no matter what.
“I know they’d been pitched just as much crap as i was. And there they were, ready to catch more crap for me. Ready to walk through the crap with me.” (Alexie 143)
noor shalabi

]]> 2021-10-05 15:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793520023 Indentity https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793520432 "I was half Indian in one place and half white in the other." I think this from the book shows he's changing himself depending on who he's with so he doesn't really know his true self
Madi A]]> 2021-10-05 15:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793520432 identity- zoe ryan https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793522359 junior felt out of place everywhere he went, and at his new school people looked at him and treated him differently than others, and that caused him to have a low self esteem, and in this story he felt very isolated and like an outcast and he hardly had any friends. He really struggled with finding who he was. 

"yeah, so i pretended to have a little money, i pretended to be middle class. i pretended like i belonged. nobody knew the truth."]]> 2021-10-05 15:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/marc_mens/1ylqw3zs5bncib6x/wish/1793522359