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Leaving The Reservation Short Story Summary

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I think Mr. P wants Junior to get a better life and wants him to find his hope somewhere else not in the reservation. It’s not easy for Junior to find hope in the reservation because the reservation people has given up. So, Mr. P doesn’t want Junior to give up. He wants him to go somewhere where people have hopes not given up, because Junior family has given up with their hopes. Mr. P wants Junior to be around people who have hopes and move on from the reservation because Mr. P knows that Junior won’t give up. Mr. P think Junior is smart and when he go to out of the reservation he can manage. That’s why he telling Junior to leave the reservation.

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