The Rez

The Reservation, also known as the Rez, in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a place that is centered around the idea of false hope. To expand on that, first the actual explanation of the Rez is needed. The Reservation is a community for a pack of Indians and few other people, such as low income white people. At the schools they reuse book, and for the main character, Arnold, he is bullied by people who has given up and lost hope, because he's different and smart. Arnolds leaving symbolizes that he's going to find something different and make something out of himself.
While reading the book, I thought about my old school and how I was sort of like the Arnold there. My grammar school, Kohn, was a recently closed and I was one of the only people there who was going for school instead of violence that was spread around there. One day when my parents picked up my report card, my teacher suggested I go to a better school, like Whitney Young. And because I respected her opinion, I did and always grateful for her. My school was a symbol of lost hope  and Just like junior, I left. And It takes an hour and a half on the train to get home just like the long distance for Arnold.