Rachel's homework

I think that if I had to pick one person it would be Junior's mom. I think that his dad had his musical talent, and failed to pursue it, but his mom had many more different oppurtunities. She was able to read, and memorize everything that she had read. She could have become a teacher, a writer, journalist, and many other things with the talents she had. I think that if she had really worked hard at going to college she could have achieved a lot. I think its partly her fault because she could have tried for scholarships even though they are difficult to get, but also its hard to be poor and even harder to tell your parents you want them to pay for college, when they can't afford it. I think that Junior suffers from this because if his mom's intelligence didn't motivate her to go forward in life, how is Junior supposed to believe that he and his cartoons are important? If no one is motivating him, then he will just continue with the choices that most people from the reservation make. There are a lot of times that I haven't shown my full potentential, including my grades. My grades should have been a lot better this last semester and I really need to try harder. I think I would do it over if I could, but I think I have learned from this and it will make me work harder and be less lazy.