Junior The Only One Essay

Throughout the book junior is considered to be the “only one”, he was the only one with “water on the brain”, and he was the only one at Rearden that was indian. Being the “only one” is not necessarily a bad thing it just can make you different. Throughout the book being the “only one” felt scary, embarrassing, and sad.

Junior was born on the spokane reservation. Junior was born with a disease where he had too much cerebral spinal fluid in his skull. This is the first example of what it means to be the “only one” because this disease made him “funny looking.” “ first of all i ended up having 42 teeth the typical human only has 32 teeth, ten more than usual.” “my brain damage left me nearsighted in one eye and my hands and feet were giant.” This is the first thing that makes junior the “Only One”. In this situation being the “only one” is hard and embarrassing because it makes Junior stick out and makes him different from everyone else.

Another time in the book when Junior experiences being the “only one” is when he shows up at Rearden. He is the only indian boy at Rearden and he is bullied everyday because of it. Junior is going to Rearden to get away from the rez, but now he has a another problem to deal with. The first day Junior gets
These are 2 examples of Junior having trouble in life because he is the “only one”. Being the “only one” is hard for Junior because it makes him different from everyone else. Junior struggles throughout the book but in the end he pushes through and comes out stronger than everyone else. There are many struggles when being the “only one”, but there are also sometimes good aspects. Being the “only one” in this story is not bad, it’s the others who make fun of Junior being the “only one” that makes it embarrassing for him. Being the “only one” makes Junior unique and defines who he is as a person. This is what Sherman Alexie means when he talks about Junior being the “Only