Part Time Indian
For my Part-Time Indian College Cartoon Project, I
selected to go down the route where Junior meets a new girl but he does not
know what to do since he is still dating Penelope. My first cartoon is a
picture of a college named Hope with a mythical creature flying above it. The
actually name of the college is not hope. Hope is a symbolic meaning to how Mr.
P said in the book,” You’re going to find more and more hope the farther and
farther you walk away from this sad, sad, sad reservation.” (Page 43). Included
in my picture is also a mythical creature because on page 51 Junior states,”
But I do know that hope for me is like some mythical creature.”
My next cartoon is a picture of Junior comparing his
college self to his high school self. While Junior is in high school a music
producer hears his father playing the saxophone and signs him to his record
company. From this, Junior’s family has acquired wealth allowing Junior to
upgrade his clothing situation.
In the next picture Junior bumps into a girl
knocking her books onto the ground. When he catches a glimpse of her face he sees
an angel. Junior thinks he is in love. However Junior remembers he still has
Penelope back home. Knowing what he has to Junior sees Gordy in his head
nodding approvingly at his decision. In the end Junior decides to stick with
Penelope.
My cartoon focuses on Junior’s possible reaction to
having to decide between Penelope and another girl. In my cartoons Junior’s
growth is in the form of independence. Going into college Junior has gained
more independence and confidence in his decisions. Junior no longer fears what the
people on the Rez thought about his decision to go to Reardan since it led to
his enrollment into college. In my comic when Junior is faced with the decision
of who to choose he does not rely on Gordy’s advice, which is why he sees Gordy
giving him a nod of approval in his head. Gordy is proud of Junior’s growth.
The authenticity
of some of my cartoons are proven earlier in my essay. My cartoon is authenticating
in the way how when Junior first fell for Penelope he turned to Gordy for
advice. This occurred on page 116 when Junior states,” So I asked Gordy what I
should do about Penelope.” However now
since Junior has grown he has more faith in his decisions, which is why Gordy
nods approvingly at Junior. To end off my comic I drew a picture of Junior and
Penelope walking off into sunset and the new girl crying in the sidelines. I
drew this in order to keep the authenticity since Junior is known to be a bit
dramatic in his cartoons.
