The Relationship with Oneself.
Junior has a better understanding of everything that has happened or is happening when he is on the reservation. He has been there his whole life so he knows how it will influence him. Sometimes those influences are bad. For example he is apart of “The Black Eye of the Month Club”. If a teenager is involved in something like this then they will not be happy with what they are dealing with. He knows that he is pure Indian, but he also knows that he can better himself by leaving and seeking for better opportunities in life. He realizes that the geometry books would so old that his mom's name was on the cover, and the school was too poor to replace them. A major influence to why Junior left the reservation was …show more content…
Their relationship has grown to the point that no matter what comes across their path they can always find a way to overcome that situation. Before Junior went to Reardon, Rowdy was always sticking up for him when people decided to pick on him. A prime example of this would have been when the two Andruss brothers were picking on junior and rowdy went and cut their braids off. That shows that Rowdy is truly willing to do anything for Junior.
Rowdy will also do anything to Junior despite how good of friends they truly are. “I was the kind of idiot that got punched hard in the face by his best friend”. The quote took place after Junior told Rowdy he was transferring schools. That was the only thing that put a halt on their friendship. Junior was only trying to better himself for his future, but rowdy took it as junior leaving his own kind behind in the dust. Even though they did not get along for a long time, their friendship brought them back together in the end. True friends always figure out how to get over a bump in the road. After all the time the two spent apart for each other when they played basketball at the end of the book and Junior said, “We didn’t keep score” I had a warm feeling in my heart knowing they would be friends again for a long
Junior has a better understanding of everything that has happened or is happening when he is on the reservation. He has been there his whole life so he knows how it will influence him. Sometimes those influences are bad. For example he is apart of “The Black Eye of the Month Club”. If a teenager is involved in something like this then they will not be happy with what they are dealing with. He knows that he is pure Indian, but he also knows that he can better himself by leaving and seeking for better opportunities in life. He realizes that the geometry books would so old that his mom's name was on the cover, and the school was too poor to replace them. A major influence to why Junior left the reservation was …show more content…
Their relationship has grown to the point that no matter what comes across their path they can always find a way to overcome that situation. Before Junior went to Reardon, Rowdy was always sticking up for him when people decided to pick on him. A prime example of this would have been when the two Andruss brothers were picking on junior and rowdy went and cut their braids off. That shows that Rowdy is truly willing to do anything for Junior.
Rowdy will also do anything to Junior despite how good of friends they truly are. “I was the kind of idiot that got punched hard in the face by his best friend”. The quote took place after Junior told Rowdy he was transferring schools. That was the only thing that put a halt on their friendship. Junior was only trying to better himself for his future, but rowdy took it as junior leaving his own kind behind in the dust. Even though they did not get along for a long time, their friendship brought them back together in the end. True friends always figure out how to get over a bump in the road. After all the time the two spent apart for each other when they played basketball at the end of the book and Junior said, “We didn’t keep score” I had a warm feeling in my heart knowing they would be friends again for a long