Wednesday, October 30, 2013

#4 What is "absolutely the saddest thing in the world" (31)? Explain why Junior says this and the implication. (Alexandra)

The absolutely saddest thing in the world is that Juniors family can't afford to take Oscar to the vet. Oscar was Juniors best-friend, "he was the only living thing I could depend on." (pg. 9 Alexie)  I think that they could relate a lot because Oscar was found alone on the streets, homeless. Even though Junior isn't homeless he could relate because he is very poor. On the rez pets are apparently not valued as much as bullets and amo. You can buy a bullet for 2 cents but it costs a fortune to cure an animal, "a bullet only costs about 2 cents, and anyone can afford that." (pg. 13. Alexie)  Junior is an outcast but Oscar had a significant impact on Junior and his life at home. Even though Oscar was very sick and struggled to stay alive, Junior didn't want to let him go. But when he realized how much pain Oscar  would be relieved from he was willing to give him up for the better. Even now, the saddest thing in the world, was that Junior couldn't save his best friend.
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  1. AnonymousOctober 30, 2013 at 3:06 PM

    I really like how you compared the worthlessness of the dog with the poorness of Junior. But I also think that Junior does not feel close to the dog because of the fact that they are both homeless/poor. As you can see in the book, the part that explains that Oscar was a stray dog before is simply an explanation of where he came from and does not prove that Junior feels close to Oscar because of the dogs past. Overall I think you explained Junior's feelings of sadness and despair for his poverty and the death of his dog very well.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 30, 2013 at 3:58 PM

    Alexandra, i really liked the way that you said they had a lot in common, because the did. I love how you said that Junior is an outcast and also that Oscars death affected him greatly. You used two quotes and I thought that really help you get your point across. You varied you sentence structure and over all i think you explain the question very well!!

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