Question #2 "What is Mr.P's advice? Why does he give this advice?" (Nolan)

Mr. P's advice is for Arnold to leave the reservation. He gives this advice because he knows that every kid on the reservation that stays always gives up on his life and stops trying. Arnold threw a book at Mr.P's face because Arnold refused to give up; he got a 30-year-old math textbook and wouldn't take it because it was used when his mom was in 9th grade. Mr. P says, "You threw that book in my face because somewhere inside you refuse to give up" (Mr. P 43). Mr. P desperately doesn't want Arnold to give up because he knows that happens to all the kids including Arnold's: mom, dad, sister, and grandparents. Mr. P exclaims, "The only thing you kids are taught is to give up" (Mr. P 42). Leaving the reservation will help Arnold stop having to fight some of the things he has been fighting his whole life, such as drunk people and drug addicts. As Mr. P said, "You've been fighting since you were born" (Mr. P 43). Arnold going to a new school off the reservation will help him escape the thought of giving up in life.