Why does Rowdy call Junior a Nomad?
I believe Rowdy calls Junior Nomadic in the end of the book for many different reasons. He states the definition as people who move around, who keep moving, in search of food and water and grazing land. Rowdy says Junior is Nomadic because he always knew Junior would leave the reservation. In Sherman Alexie's Novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Timed Indian, Rowdy talks about the definition of a nomad and how nobody on the reservation was nomadic except for Junior. Rowdy states, " I always knew you were going to leave us behind and travel the world. I had a dream about you a few months ago. You were on The Great Wall of China, you looked happy. and i was happy or you." I believe that Rowdy called Junior Nomadic because, unlike the other Indians on the rez, Junior got up and did something for himself.
That's what i like about junior, he actually goes after what he wants.
ReplyDeleteYes I have to agree with you. And I think that last line pretty much sums it all up--both for that quote and even in a way for the entire novel. Junior got up and did something for himself. I think that idea translates beyond this book and life on a reservation. I think it is actually what separates people from achieving goals and never making it to the finish line. Good post.
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