Tuesday, November 5, 2013

#2 Who is the first game against? How is he treated by the crowd at the first game?How does the team coach support him(Chloe)



The basketball game impacts junior emotionally because the game was against his old "Rez" school,Wellpinit High School. The morning before the big game Junior was feeling very worried"I vomited four times that day (Alexie 142)." When Junior arrived at the Wellpinit High School, the crowd was yelling.  As Junior walked closer towards the court, he could make out the crowds chants"Arnold sucks (Alexie 143)."  Immediately Junior is frazzled that they are calling him by his Reardan name, not his "rez" name, but he still wanted to play in the game. "You don't need to play this one, " he (coach) said.  Yes, I do, I said (Alexie 143).  Junior wanted to show the crowd that their chants were not affecting him.  When the crowd saw Junior they turned their backs on him.  Junior was mad, but he laughs at that this organization was so ironic. " If these dang Indians had been this organized when I went to school here, maybe I would have had more reasons to stay (Alexie 144).  The "rez" was not organized which is one reason he left and now it seems as it is, making him laugh.  His teammates laughed with him showing Junior that he was supported and part of the Reardon community. However, when Junior goes into the locker room he starts to cry from nerves.  Coach tells Junior to "Use your tears. Use your pain. Use your fear.  Get mad, Arnold, get mad (Alexie 144).  So Arnold gets mad. During the game, the coach lets him play, showing Junior that he supports him by giving him the opportunity to play against his tribal members.

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  1. I agree with all these things that the crowd did. They also threw stuff at him such as a quarter which hit him in the head. This kept him out of the game. Once he came back Rowdy wrecked him and he got a concussion. The crowd and the other players really took a toll on junior in a physical way.

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