2. In the last sentence on page 167, Junior says: "And all of us laughed as we walked and drove and rode our way back to our lonely, lonely houses." What is the irony in this? Why is this such a powerful moment for Junior? What is he saying about his tribe?

This line in the book is probably THE STRANGEST SENTENCE IN IT. It is DEFINITELY ironic because Arnold's grandmother, whom everyone loves, just died, and everyone is laughing DURING HER FUNERAL! This is also ironic because right after the word "laughing" is "as we walked and drove our way back to our lonely, lonely houses. This is a very powerful moment for junior because he has just lost his widely loved grandmother and yet not only is he laughing, but his whole tribe is laughing too (and for once not at him)! What this says about his tribe is that although they give him a lot of crap, they respect him and his grandmother and even feel open enough to laugh with him. They are good spirited, sane (when sober), and respectful (when sober) people.

Question: Why did they start laughing (other than that rich guy just embarrassing himself)?