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In the absolutely true diary of a part time indian What are three of the “Unwritten Rules?”
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Do you mean the chapter called “The Unwritten Rules,” or do you want general unwritten rules that Junior describes throughout the book?
If you mean the common “unwritten rules” readers talk about in the novel, three key ones are:
1. Don’t try to leave the reservation or get ahead of your station — stay where you belong.
- Junior breaks this by transferring to Reardan to get a better education.
2. Don’t show your dreams or ambitions — being open about wanting more invites ridicule or jealousy.
- Junior hides parts of his hopes and feels guilty when he does try to improve his life.
3. Don’t be different or stand out; don’t act like you’re better than others.
- Junior is accused of this when he goes to the all-white school and when peers call him a traitor.
If you want exact wording or direct quotes from the chapter, tell me which edition you have (or if you want page numbers), and I’ll pull them out.
If you mean the common “unwritten rules” readers talk about in the novel, three key ones are:
1. Don’t try to leave the reservation or get ahead of your station — stay where you belong.
- Junior breaks this by transferring to Reardan to get a better education.
2. Don’t show your dreams or ambitions — being open about wanting more invites ridicule or jealousy.
- Junior hides parts of his hopes and feels guilty when he does try to improve his life.
3. Don’t be different or stand out; don’t act like you’re better than others.
- Junior is accused of this when he goes to the all-white school and when peers call him a traitor.
If you want exact wording or direct quotes from the chapter, tell me which edition you have (or if you want page numbers), and I’ll pull them out.
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