Arnold "Junior" Spirit

figure ensemble

• former teacher of Junior in the rez
• Junior threws a book on him
• determining for Juniors decision to leave the rez

Mr. P

Roger

• popular in Reardan
• School´s star basketball player
• very good friend of Penelope

(kind of big brother)

• helms Reardans Basketball team
• gives Arnold words of encouragement and support
• provides many opportunities for success
• respects Arnold

Coach

• Juniors former best friend

Rowdy

• aggresive
• drinking father
• loves and hates Junior
• first and best friends
• though, strong, athletic
• sticks up for Arnold

beginning

middle

end

-best friends

-trust each other

-ignore each other

-Rowdy saves Junior

-still "best friends"

-but hate each other

-give support to each other

• almost like in the beginning of the book

-contempt

end

(in different ways)

• good friends
• both care for Penelope
• that keeps the friendship

middle

Penelope

• blond hair
• very pretty
• helpful
• very popular in Reardan
• sportswoman
• bulimic
• becomes Juniors girlfriend

Arnold "Junior" Spirit

• Roger respects Junior after he punches in Rogers face
• get friends by Penelope
• treats Junior understandingly

• Roger scorns Junior

beginning

end

• don´t know each other

Mr. and Mrs

Spirit

middle

• in a love relationship
• very important for each other

character properties

beginning

• he admires her

• she doesn´t notes him

• she is impressed by him

• kind of love grews

• don´t know each other

part-time Indian

That Junior changes school has a central meaning for the plot and his character. He´s a member of a school of white kids now. When he is at home, in the rez, he feels like a white guy. When he spends time outside the rez in his school, he feels like an poor, ridiculous Indian.

sensitive

smart

father

fragile

tough

mother

Junior is confronted by many adversities. That he was born with "water on the brain", his bad pronunciation and poverty of his parents. But he knows that there´s a better live outside the rez. So he leaves it to fight for his future and his luck.

fighter

clever

Agnes Adams

freak

He processes all his impressions of his live in self painted cartoons. But also his way to handle his live is a kind of art. To stand up and fight, to compete between all the white, rich students in his new school.

artist

Junior’s father is often drunk and is many times absent from the family. He is not a mean drunk but rather a gentle man who is often depressed. Junior thinks if given a chance, his dad might have been a musician

• lives in the rez for all of her life
• loves Junior
• always wants the best for him
• sensitive
• lovely woman

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This picture will show all external characteristics of Arnold:

• related deeply love
• help in all kind of problems
• respect the imperfection
• give strength and support

end

middle

beginning

• kind of intellectual partnership

• get good friends

• don´t know each other

• very good friends
• relationship is similar to that of Rowdy and Junior

• "teaches" Junior in Reardan life

Reason for his disabilities:

He is a hydrocephalic

Gordy

Average, good brotherly relationship.

• wears Glasses
• very intellectual
• nerd
• less friends
• lives for sience
• kind of intellectual Rowdy

• admiration
• respects/admires her advices
• love

related deeply love

• gives many advices
• helps in all kind of problems
• tells him many experience

Grandma spirit was struck by a drunk driver. Her last words where:

"forgive him"

secret

Grandma

Spirit

• big sister of Arnold
• loves to write romance novels
• primary lives her parent's house
• goes to a Reservation in Montana, marries
• dies in a trailer fire

Mary Spirit

leaves the Reservation, motivated by Juniors exit.

• very tolerant
• kind-hearted
• traditional
• has been to many powwow´s
• though
• powwow famous
• known in many Indian Reservations

family connection

friends

love relationship

teacher / coach