In the first few chapters Junior explains about his relationship with his friend Rowdy and what it is like hanging out with him, “Rowdy isn’t a fast reader, but he’s persistent. And he’ll just laugh and laugh at the dumb jokes, no matter how many times he’s read the same comic. I like the sound of Rowdy’s laughter” (Alexie 23). On Thanksgiving day, Junior went over to deliver a cartoon for Rowdy because he missed him, “Rowdy’s dad took the cartoon and stared at it for a while. Then he smirked. ‘your kind of gay, aren’t you?’ he asked. ‘Can you just give it to him?’ I asked. ‘Yeah, I’ll give it to him. Even if it’s a little gay’” (Alexie 103). They have both been best friends for a really long time, when Junior finally decides to tell Rowdy he was leaving the rez, Rowdy didn’t take it easy on him, “My heart broke into fourteen pieces, one for each year that Rowdy and I had been best friends. I started crying. That wasn’t surprising at all, but Rowdy started crying too, and he hated that” (Alexie 52). Even though Rowdy was a hot head around others this was one of many of the examples that he was very caring towards
In the first few chapters Junior explains about his relationship with his friend Rowdy and what it is like hanging out with him, “Rowdy isn’t a fast reader, but he’s persistent. And he’ll just laugh and laugh at the dumb jokes, no matter how many times he’s read the same comic. I like the sound of Rowdy’s laughter” (Alexie 23). On Thanksgiving day, Junior went over to deliver a cartoon for Rowdy because he missed him, “Rowdy’s dad took the cartoon and stared at it for a while. Then he smirked. ‘your kind of gay, aren’t you?’ he asked. ‘Can you just give it to him?’ I asked. ‘Yeah, I’ll give it to him. Even if it’s a little gay’” (Alexie 103). They have both been best friends for a really long time, when Junior finally decides to tell Rowdy he was leaving the rez, Rowdy didn’t take it easy on him, “My heart broke into fourteen pieces, one for each year that Rowdy and I had been best friends. I started crying. That wasn’t surprising at all, but Rowdy started crying too, and he hated that” (Alexie 52). Even though Rowdy was a hot head around others this was one of many of the examples that he was very caring towards