Important Quotes of Each Chapter
Chapters 1-8
"Do you know what happens to retards on the rez? We get beat up. At least once a month. Yep, I belong to the Black-Eye-of-the-Month Club." Pg. 4- This quote shows that even though there is poverty on the reservation there is still bullying.
"I wish I were magical, but I am really just a poor-ass reservation kid living with his poor-ass family on the poor-ass Spokane Indian Reservation." Pg. 7- This quote shows how most people have lost all hope and determination on the reservation.
"What happened to your head?" I asked.
"Dad said I wasn't listening, so he got all drunk and tried to make my ear a little bigger." Rowdy said. Pg. 16- This quote shows the severe alcoholism on the reservation.
"I didn't literally kill Indians. We were supposed to make you give up being Indian. Your songs and stories and language and dancing. Everything. We weren't trying to kill Indian people. We were trying to kill Indian culture." Pg. 35- This quote shows how the white government tried to assimilate Indians completely.
Chapters 8-15 (AJ)
"Reardan was the opposite of the rez. I was the opposite of my family. It was the opposite of me. I didn't deserve to be there. I knew it; all of those kids knew it. Indians don't deserve shit." Pg. 56
This quote shows how different the lives of Junior and the other Indians are compared to the lives of the white children.
"Maybe I could just drop out of school completely. I could go live in the woods like a hermit."
"Like a real Indian." Pg. 58
This quote represents Junior's view of Indians and how they really should be.
"Did you know that Indians are living proof that niggers fuck buffalo?" Pg. 64
This shows how racist the kids at Reardan are and how they see Indians.
"Can you imagine a place where white people are scared of Indians and not the other way around?" Pg. 90
This quote represents how fearful Indians still are of white people, and how they believe all white people are superior.
Chapters 15-23
"'I'm not anorexic,' she says. 'I'm bulimic.'"
"She says it with her nose and chin in the air. She gets all arogent. and then I remember there are a bunch of anorexics who are PROUD to be skinny and starved freaks." Pg. 106-107
This quote represents how even the white people have problems, they're just not as public
"Kid, if you get my daughter pregnant, if you make some charcoal babies, I'm going to disown her. I'm going to kick her out of my house and you'll have to bring her home to your mommy and daddy. You hear me straight, kid? This is all on you now." Pg. 109-110
This shows how racist Penelope's dad is.
"Two weeks later, we traveled up the road for our first game of the season. and our first game was against Wellpinit High School."
"Yep."
"It was like something out of Shakespeare." Pg. 142
"And as i ran onto the court, somebody in the crowd threw a quarter at me. AND HIT ME IN THE FRICKING FOREHEAD."
"They drew blood."
"I was bleeding. So I couldn't play."
"Bleeding and angry, I glared at the crowd." Pg. 145
This shows how mad the Indians are at Junior
Chapters 23-26 (AP)
"Way drunk, Eugene was shot and killed by one of his good friends, Bobby, who was too drunk to even remember pulling the trigger." Pg 169
This shows that there are such heavy drinkers, which causes so many huge problems.
"I could have easily killed myself, killed my mother and father, killed the birds, killed the trees, and killed the oxygen in the air.
"More than anything, i wanted to kill God."
"I was joyless."
"I mean, i can't even tell you how i found the strength to get up every morning. And yet, every morning, I did get up and go to school." Pg. 173
This shows that Junior is really depressed and that he really needs help.
"Yep, my daddy was an undependable drunk. But he'd never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays or picnics. He may not have loved me perfectly, but he loved me as well as he could." Pg. 189
This shows that Junior really cares for his dad and he accepts him and who he is.
"I was crying tears of shame."
"I was crying because I had broken my best friend's heart. But God has a way of making things even out, I guess." Pg 196
This shows that Junior believes in God and depends on him with his problems.
Chapters 1-8
"Do you know what happens to retards on the rez? We get beat up. At least once a month. Yep, I belong to the Black-Eye-of-the-Month Club." Pg. 4- This quote shows that even though there is poverty on the reservation there is still bullying.
"I wish I were magical, but I am really just a poor-ass reservation kid living with his poor-ass family on the poor-ass Spokane Indian Reservation." Pg. 7- This quote shows how most people have lost all hope and determination on the reservation.
"What happened to your head?" I asked.
"Dad said I wasn't listening, so he got all drunk and tried to make my ear a little bigger." Rowdy said. Pg. 16- This quote shows the severe alcoholism on the reservation.
"I didn't literally kill Indians. We were supposed to make you give up being Indian. Your songs and stories and language and dancing. Everything. We weren't trying to kill Indian people. We were trying to kill Indian culture." Pg. 35- This quote shows how the white government tried to assimilate Indians completely.
Chapters 8-15 (AJ)
"Reardan was the opposite of the rez. I was the opposite of my family. It was the opposite of me. I didn't deserve to be there. I knew it; all of those kids knew it. Indians don't deserve shit." Pg. 56
This quote shows how different the lives of Junior and the other Indians are compared to the lives of the white children.
"Maybe I could just drop out of school completely. I could go live in the woods like a hermit."
"Like a real Indian." Pg. 58
This quote represents Junior's view of Indians and how they really should be.
"Did you know that Indians are living proof that niggers fuck buffalo?" Pg. 64
This shows how racist the kids at Reardan are and how they see Indians.
"Can you imagine a place where white people are scared of Indians and not the other way around?" Pg. 90
This quote represents how fearful Indians still are of white people, and how they believe all white people are superior.
Chapters 15-23
"'I'm not anorexic,' she says. 'I'm bulimic.'"
"She says it with her nose and chin in the air. She gets all arogent. and then I remember there are a bunch of anorexics who are PROUD to be skinny and starved freaks." Pg. 106-107
This quote represents how even the white people have problems, they're just not as public
"Kid, if you get my daughter pregnant, if you make some charcoal babies, I'm going to disown her. I'm going to kick her out of my house and you'll have to bring her home to your mommy and daddy. You hear me straight, kid? This is all on you now." Pg. 109-110
This shows how racist Penelope's dad is.
"Two weeks later, we traveled up the road for our first game of the season. and our first game was against Wellpinit High School."
"Yep."
"It was like something out of Shakespeare." Pg. 142
"And as i ran onto the court, somebody in the crowd threw a quarter at me. AND HIT ME IN THE FRICKING FOREHEAD."
"They drew blood."
"I was bleeding. So I couldn't play."
"Bleeding and angry, I glared at the crowd." Pg. 145
This shows how mad the Indians are at Junior
Chapters 23-26 (AP)
"Way drunk, Eugene was shot and killed by one of his good friends, Bobby, who was too drunk to even remember pulling the trigger." Pg 169
This shows that there are such heavy drinkers, which causes so many huge problems.
"I could have easily killed myself, killed my mother and father, killed the birds, killed the trees, and killed the oxygen in the air.
"More than anything, i wanted to kill God."
"I was joyless."
"I mean, i can't even tell you how i found the strength to get up every morning. And yet, every morning, I did get up and go to school." Pg. 173
This shows that Junior is really depressed and that he really needs help.
"Yep, my daddy was an undependable drunk. But he'd never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays or picnics. He may not have loved me perfectly, but he loved me as well as he could." Pg. 189
This shows that Junior really cares for his dad and he accepts him and who he is.
"I was crying tears of shame."
"I was crying because I had broken my best friend's heart. But God has a way of making things even out, I guess." Pg 196
This shows that Junior believes in God and depends on him with his problems.