I have been enjoying the story of Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian so far. I felt bad for Arnold when Oscar, his best friend and pet, was getting very sick and finally had to be put down by is father. Arnold likes to draw cartoons to escape from his overwhelming reality. Arnold also suffers from a disease called Hydrocephalus which makes him an even bigger target for bullies. Arnold has lived in the reservation all of his life so I really applaud him for leaving and taking a big step for his future. Before he left, he was just a nobody in a town of nobody's, so when Mr. P tells him to leave I was surprised.
Before Arnold is told to leave the rez entirely, he recieves a "new" textbook from Mr. P, his teacher. Later Arnold finds out that this book belonged to his mother several years before. This enrages Arnold, as he is a big fan of books. In this rage, he throws the book across the room, but he hits Mr. P in the face and breaks his nose. This leads up to Arnold getting a lecture from Mr. P and being told to leave the rez. Arnold later switches to a school with much better education and standards, Reardan.
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