Junior In 'My Father' By Sherman Alexie
Junior, the protagonist of the novel deals with many of the struggles of being Native American and living on the reservation. As implied in the text, he's acrimonious towards his situation. He understands that if he stays on the rez, that likewise, he'll grow up to be a gambler, poor, abuser, or a heavy alcoholic. Or quite possibly all of the above. His resentment begins show when Junior’s dog, Oscar, begins to feel sick. Furthermore, due to the family’s money struggle, they cannot afford to take Oscar to the vet. Junior’s father has him take Oscar outside to shoot him. Junior is deeply devastated, as Oscar was his best friend. His bitter feeling is shown in the last line of page 13. Alexie writes,”A bullet only costs about two cents, and anybody