When Reardan went into their first game against Wellpinit Junior was worried and scared. He was worried that all of the kids in the gym were taunting him when he walked in and it continued into the game. Junior was hated by all of the people in the gym that day. His friends and his teammates tried to help him by laughing when all of the people turned their back on him. Although his friends tried to help him and boost his spirits it wasn't enough. It was a pretty devastating game for Junior. He had gotten things thrown at him and got bumped around in the game. All of the people at the gym wanted to kill him. Even Rowdy. "And then I noticed that the only Indian who hadn't turned his back on me was Rowdy... He wanted to kill me, face-to-face." The author shows how hostile the Indian environment is on the rez. Sherman Alexie is really stating the fact that once you leave your tribe you cant go back. I think that this is especially hurtful to Junior because he thought that he had a slight chance with Rowdy. But once he was knocked out that chance disappeared. This re-enforces his appleness. Even though he's an Indian on the outside he's white on the inside. At least that's what all of the people on the rez think. Junior may not want to be an apple but the Indians are making him one.
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