#2 What is Mr. P’s advice to Junior? Why does he give this advice? Noah

Mr. P’s advice to Junior was to leave the reservation as soon as possible. At first, Junior was confused why he should leave but then Mr. P clarified, “‘All these kids have given up’ he said ‘All your friends. All the bullies. And their mothers and fathers have given up, too. ... ‘But not you’ (42, Alexie).This quote proves that Mr. P strongly believes that Junior can escape the reservation and start a new life with a better education. Mr. P gave this advice of leaving the reservation so that Junior actually has a chance to liberate himself from poverty and follow his dreams. Moreover, Mr. P may have also told Junior to leave because he regretted seeing his most brilliant student (Mary Runs Away) not follow her dream of being a writer. Additionally, the old man has been teaching on the reservation for a long time and knows how whites treat indians. “We were supposed to kill the Indian to save the child” (35, Alexie). Mr. P thinks that Junior doesn't have to be the indian tha gets killed. Instead, he can be one of those children that are saved because they are contributing to the society and are cared for. All in all, Mr. P sees potential in Junior to escape poverty, start a new life, have a great education, follow his dreams and possibly help other indians to liberate themselves from this defeated reservation.