Spokane Indian Conflict

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When a person experiences a another 's cruel actions it can help them mature and grow as a person. When one calls another names that can lead them to learning how to overlook the actions that are occurring. Being fake to one can let he/she see how people are phony. How conflict can help one find their identity. A person harassing another can lead to one finding his/her identity. The book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian talks about a fourteen-year old boy living on the spokane Indian reservation in Washington. Arnold Jr is bullied every day at his school by his peers because of how he was born. “Everybody on the Rez calls me retard about twice a day. They call me retard when they are pantsing me or stuffing my head in the …show more content…

People can mature from another 's savagery actions on them. The book Ender 's Game talks about how Ender was recruited to save the earth from an alien attack. Ender and Peter are playing a game when Ender is the bugger and Peter is the soldier. “ I could kill you like this; Deering-Haddix 2 Peter whispered. Just press and press until you 're dead” (Scott Card 12). When Peter hurts Ender repeatedly he starts to grow as a matured person. Peter hurts Ender, which leads to him learning that he shouldn 't have fear, this makes him a stronger person. When one is hurt by another he/she can start to mature and not have fear in their society. A person phonies can influence how one feels about people in general. The book Catcher in The Rye is about a 16 old boy who is dealing with a crisis after being kicked out of Pency. The three girls in the lavender room who are phony to Holden when he tries to start a conversation with them. “She wasn 't even listening to me” ( J.D Salinger 192). When the three girls are phony towards Holden he realizes a lot of people are fake in the world. Through the woman ignoring Holden he realizes that the people are fake. When one is not giving the time of day he/she can change their view on how