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#1. What is “absolutely the saddest thing in the world” (31)? Explain why Junior says this and the implication. (Noé A-B)

During one of Junior’s geometry classes at the beginning of his freshman year, his teacher handed out geometry textbooks, and he realized that this book was used by his mother thirty years ago. Arnold concludes that it is the “absolutely saddest thing in the world” (Alexie 31). The fact that his school is unable to afford new textbooks, proves to him once again how his community is suffering of financial issues. Previously in the book, Junior explains his economic status and what he thinks about it: “We reservation Indians don’t get to realize our dreams… We’re just poor. That’s all we are. It sucks to be poor, and it sucks to feel that you somehow deserve to be poor… It’s an ugly circle and there’s nothing you can do about it” (Alexie 13). At one point, this “ugly cycle” convinces Junior that he is simply destined to be poor and that there is nothing he can do about it. When he finds out that his mother used the same materials he is using, it just reminds him one more time how his economic situation limits his opportunities in life.


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