BLOG #2:
Explain how the character from the novel you are reading lives his/her life as inferior or as someone who doesn't allow him'herself to feel inferior. Try to make specific connections to the text in your justifications.
Lewis is most definitely the inferior in his story. Uncomfortable in his new classes, Lewis feels weak and unsure of all his attempts to make friends. He hadn't realized how different it would be being mixed in with the white kids. People consistently ignore or treat him unfairly, and are almost all downright mean towards him. He is constantly bullied by those such as Evan Reigner, and even some teachers simply because the fact that he is of a different culture. Names such as "filthy welfare Indian" appear in numerous sections of the story. Lewis wishes through a large portion of the book that he could fit in better with his classmates, or even just drop out of school.
Lewis is regularly comparing himself and the details his life with everyone he meets.
He stalls telling his only friend George about his life at home on the reserve until absolutely necessary; during the '77 snowstorm. Though him and George are friends, Lewis still feels uncomfortable at times since their lives are so different. George has traveled, and has many friends and a girlfriend named Stacey, while Lewis has never moved from his run-down house and struggles with fitting in with his peers, much less girls.
Lewis' relationship with Evan is very one-sided: Lewis is obviously inferior to Evan in all ways but morally.
Carson is constantly bossing Lewis around, holding grudges against him, making him feel guilty, dragging him into dangerous and stupid adventures, stealing from him, and being downright mean, but the pair are still considered friends. It is a very strained relationship, one that Lewis eventually breaks off. Before he said goodbye, though, Lewis was very inferior.
Overall, Lewis, though intelligent and cunning, is mostly seen as inferior to his classmates and friends. Perhaps this is a result of a lack of confidence, or maybe an unstable home life and crushing racism at school has stripped Lewis of any feelings of superiority that may have developed throughout his life.
Lewis is regularly comparing himself and the details his life with everyone he meets.
He stalls telling his only friend George about his life at home on the reserve until absolutely necessary; during the '77 snowstorm. Though him and George are friends, Lewis still feels uncomfortable at times since their lives are so different. George has traveled, and has many friends and a girlfriend named Stacey, while Lewis has never moved from his run-down house and struggles with fitting in with his peers, much less girls.
Lewis' relationship with Evan is very one-sided: Lewis is obviously inferior to Evan in all ways but morally.
Carson is constantly bossing Lewis around, holding grudges against him, making him feel guilty, dragging him into dangerous and stupid adventures, stealing from him, and being downright mean, but the pair are still considered friends. It is a very strained relationship, one that Lewis eventually breaks off. Before he said goodbye, though, Lewis was very inferior.
Overall, Lewis, though intelligent and cunning, is mostly seen as inferior to his classmates and friends. Perhaps this is a result of a lack of confidence, or maybe an unstable home life and crushing racism at school has stripped Lewis of any feelings of superiority that may have developed throughout his life.