In “How Boys Become men,” Jon Kats shows a list in which boys follow to become men. The list has a set of rules/values which can help during a hitch. In “The Absolute True Diary of a part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie,” Junior the main character has a rough child hood. He was born with 42 teeth, a normal person has only 32 teeth also was born with oversized ears which made him a target. He is an Indian who does not always feel like an Indian. Junior’s uniqueness makes his classmates find him strange. Junior’s growing up and learning on his own. While in “How Boys Become men,” it’s more of a process rather than learning from your mistakes. Which can be argued that the list is useless but the list shows character it shows the reader that he experienced