Deep+Questions

Deep Questions  On this page please post two DEEP to post to this page that reflect your thoughts and ideas from the novel. These questions be questions you were left with, themes you think would provide fruitful discussion, or any other ideas you may have. Respond choose //__three__// of your peers deep questions and //__two__// of mine to respond to in your writing journals.

**Deep Questions from Ms. Sweval:**


 * Junior is at an age where fitting in with your peers is everything. He struggles most of his life to make and keep friends due to his physical impairments and appearance. When he decides to go to Reardon, he does not fit in but yet he goes out of his way to make connections with other students. Surprisingly, he does become accepted relatively quickly and makes some friends and even a sort of girlfriend. Do you think the friendships were genuine? Or do you think his new friends were intrigued by the novelty of befriending the one Native American from the Rez kid in school?
 * Towards the end of the book Junior is recalling the monster pine tree he and Rowdy had climbed and he couldn’t believe they had actually done it. Junior also wound up in disbelief he had left the Rez and was succeeding in his new school, something he never thought possible. What else do you think Junior could surprise himself by doing? Have you ever done something you look back on now and can’t believe you did or never thought you could actually do?
 * Junior left the Rez in search for a better education and a better chance at a life. The people on the Rez disowned him in a way and thought he was sort of traitor for leaving his people. Have you ever done something to change your life for the better where you feared that your family or friends would disown you?

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