Well, there are definitely many cultural differences in this book. There's a lot of racist comments, and racial stereotypes. They're displayed from the receiving end though, so there is definitely a big implication that this is a very bad thing. It's especially obvious when Junior asks his parents who has the most hope and she replies "White people".I have heard previous stories of racial abuse and other sorts of violence like this on Indian reservations, but none this bad (even though this is fiction). I'm wondering if things really are this bad, though, in some places The truth isn't always told in these situations for fear of things getting worse, so it may be true. So, Juniors math teacher has a very good point when he tells junior that he needs to leave. He doesn't really have a future there, so it's a good thing he chose to leave.
Then when he goes to the new school the racial comments continue, but I guess that's just society here. They're not on the reservation anymore, but they're close enough to it that the environment is almost the same. It's interesting, though, the view Indians in this story have of "white people". But I don't blame them. They make it hard for the Indians do succeed. Why do they have to have such a negative view on them. What did they ever to do to make them angry. Well, at least he has a larger chance of a much brighter future in the new school. If only everyone else could just let go of those stupid racial views.
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