Avoidance is his way to handle everything, but every now and again, a real feeling shines trough, be it anger at his parents for daring to save his life, resentment towards his doctors and nurses and the complete and utter hopelessness he feels about his situation. He is easily relatable, even (or especially) when he’s being obnoxious to his doctors and his fellow patience. Jeff’s character was truly done brilliantly. It’s not unusual at all and that’s what makes it so special. It’s just a story about a boy that could easily be your next door neighbor or your second cousin. There are no heroes, no villains, no Big Drama whatsoever. This diary-like narrative is one of the most honest things I’ve ever read. Jeff’s story is heartwarming and poignant, but it’s also simple and laugh-out-loud funny.
According to him, his parents and the doctor made a mistake and he shouldn’t be locked up with the crazies.
He absolutely refuses to acknowledge that he has a problem and he is determined not to talk about his reasons for cutting his wrists open. Jeff handles his situation with lots of denial wrapped in good humor. Finding their son almost bloodless in a bathtub isn’t something they particularly want to relive, and if the psych ward is what it takes to keep him alive, that’s where he’ll stay for as long as it takes. He doesn’t want to and he’s determined not to cooperate, but his stay isn’t optional and his parents refuse to take him home. He had grown up in North Carolina, not the Western Plains, and his father was not a chief, but a janitor at the local school and was part Black He was dropped from his impending movie roles, and ostracized by the Native American community.After an attempted suicide, Jeff wakes up in a psychiatric ward where he is forced to spend the next 45 days. His career abruptly ended when it was revealed that his book was almost entirely fabricated. His autobiography "Long Lance" detailed his life as a Blackfoot Indian living on a reservation in the plains of Montana, and became an international bestseller The success of the book propelled him to stardom, and he became a prominent spokesman for Native American causes. Died March 10, 1932, age 41, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Was a journalist, writer, and film actor who claimed to be full-blooded Native American and the son of a Blackfoot chief.
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