The last line of the book was "we didn't keep score." Rowdy and Junior were playing a game of basketball on the last page of the book and the last line was we didn't keep score. In the pages before junior and Rowdy made up with each other and started to become friends again. Junior once again asked Rowdy to join him in Reardan and once again Rowdy denied. Also he accepted a challenge to play one on one with Rowdy. This shows his personality. Back to the part right before the game of basketball Rowdy tells Junior that he is the nomadic one, the one person on the rez that actually does something. He realizes Junior's dreams and believes he can accomplish them. Then Junior started to cry and Rowdy told him to stop and play some ball.
The last line means that even though the friends had two intense games of basketball, even though there were crushing defeats, even though Rowdy gave Junior a concussion in one of the games, it is only a game. At the end they realize that now matter how important a basketball game, no matter if it is the championship, there will always be more important things. The sentence means that the score of a game doesn't matter in perspective to things like family and friends. It means no matter how important you might think a game is, it is a pin drop compared to other things in someone's life.
Question: Why do you think that after all the games they played, they suddenly decided that they don't care who wins?
Sorry about the delay, I only got home at 8:45 tonight and this was the first chance I had.
ReplyDeleteI think that they've both grown as people and I think that the time away from each other really helped them realize that they need one another. I think that for the time being they just want to have fun and create new memories like they used to. They want to get back to the days when they were best friends and could never be separated. I wonder if Rowdy will go to Reardan with him and if not what will happen to their relationship after high school?
ReplyDeleteI do not think Rowdy will go to Reardan with Arnold. Rowdy has come to a positive realization about his relationship with Arnold, but Rowdy is still stuck at the rez. Other than Arnold, Rowdy does not have a good support system, so it is unlikely that he will change and break away. I believe that at this point, as long as Arnold stays connected with the rez in some way, they will continue to be friends. They will have their ups and down as they've had in the past, but after the incidents of this year they have a better understanding of each other and their friendship. Do you think there will be other events that separate them more permanently? Do you think Arnold will eventually get away from the rez for good?
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