The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Who is junior’s sister? Comment on her name.

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Mary seems to "run away" from her problems. Whether it is running away to the basement or to another reserve with a gambler, Junior identifies his sister with running away. Mary is Junior’s older sister whom he nicknames "Mary Runs Away". A promising student and aspiring writer, Mary retreated into her parents’ basement after graduating from high school. However, once she sees Junior pursuing his dreams by going to Reardan, she marries a professional gambler shortly after meeting him and moves to a reservation in Montana. Mary professes to be happy with her new life, which is sadly cut short after a fire consumes the trailer in which she and her husband are living.