Hopes and Dreams The diary begins by describing Junior's circumstances, including the fact that Junior had hydrocephalus and is therefore small for his age and suffers from seizures, vision problems , stutters and stammers, and therefore was always picked on by other people on the reservation. His family is poor, a condition that Junior attributes to being on the reservation and not having the opportunity to realize his potential; their poverty is symbolized early on when Junior's dog, Oscar, suffers heatstroke and has to be put down by his father because they can't afford to take him to a vet. The only child friend he has is Rowdy, a classmate who is abused at home but who defends Junior and who also lets Junior see his vulnerable side, such as his interest in children's comics like Archie and Richie Rich. When they started During the new year at Wellpinit High School on the Spokane Indian Reservation, Junior attends geometry class to find that the book was a very old textbook, then opens the textbook to find his maiden name mother in the book assigned to him. Then he feels very angry and decides to throw the book, it hits their geometry teacher Mr. P in the face, after a couple of days later Mr. P decides to visit Junior after being suspended from school. Mr. P then apologizes to Junior for what he was doing to the Spokane Indian children at school, which he doesn't care about or gives hope to the Indian children at school. But in Junior's case he starts telling him that he's smart and deserves better, and that kids like him have the potential to do anything they put their minds to. He starts by telling Junior that his sister also had great potential, but she never left the reservation to do anything... middle of paper ......lability with her brain, saying she had too much fluid in her body. his brain. It's as if this didn't stop him from realizing his dreams. He starts dating the sexiest girl in school, as well as the captain of the football team who gave him this respect, as well as being the best shooter on the basketball team. So during his transition from being on the reservation to being off the reservation, there was no hope for him on the reservation. So everyone he meets in this story has a big influence on his life as Junior becomes Arnold. This was a life learning experience that I could relate to every time I read the book. If we all fully commit to what our hopes and dreams are, it is possible to achieve our goals in life, as Arnold shares in his story about himself. So at the end of the whole story, he changes a lot, it's like he's a child who turns into a man.