Goliath and David Story: What Junior Got Wrong

Goliath and David Story: What Junior Got Wrong

How does Junior use the Goliath and David story in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian? Does the story actually apply to him? Junior’s school school, Reardan, has a basketball rivalry with his old school on the reservation. Junior compares the rivalry to the Goliath and David story. But by the end of the game, he realizes he has it backward. He’s not David, he’s Goliath, and it makes him sick. Read more about how Junior uses the Goliath and David story as a way to think about his basketball rivalry, and how he discovers he’s wrong.

Who Is Eugene in The Absolutely True Diary?

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Who is Eugene in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian? How does Junior know Eugene, and what is his role in the story? Eugene in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was a friend of Junior’s father. Eugene dies tragically after a drunken altercation with a friend, and Junior is devastated for the loss of a trusted adult in his life, and wonders what this means for his future. Read more about Eugene in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and how his life and death affected Junior.