With the younger children, it is not always possible for them to study in a different education surrounding and insist on their goal. Sherman Alexie’s “The absolutely time of a part-time Indian” describes an Indian boy Arnold Junior left his homeland and pursued his goal in Reardan where has many white people. In Reardan, he learns something new and makes some new friends like Penelope and Gordy. Finally, he satisfies with the new life and even fix the friendship with Rowdy. The passage compares the description of Junior’s life both in Rez and Reardan, and those differences have great impacts on him. The difference between life in Readan and Wellprint shows on the different individual struggles, contrast life situations, the system of education, the relationship with classmates, and the way they deal with conflict.
People from Reardan and people from Wellprint have nothing in common based on their own individuals struggles. In Wellprint, many Indians release their stress through drinking alcohol, this shows clearly in the passage by saying: “My dad drinks his pain away. So I say to Penelope what I awakes say to Dad when drunk and depressed and ready to (Alexie Page
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In Reardan, Junior punches Roger because of racism. After that, Roger actually starts to respect Junior and their relationship become closer than before. This demonstrates in the passage by saying: “Even Roger, the huge dude I’d punched in the face, was suddenly my buddy (Alexie Page ) .” White people are just started in shock and the way they tend to find a rational way to deal with the fights, communicate is the best way to solve the contradiction. Dissimilarly, People in Wellprint, they are easy to get angry and they are going to fight seriously until ons side can not suffer the pain any more. Like Rowdy, he frequently resorts to violence to deal with his emotional issues. This evident in passage: “ (Alexie, Page )