During their conversation in the woods, Junior realizes after speaking with Rowdy, “‘Your sister is dead because you left us. You killed her.’ That made me stop laughing. I suddenly felt like I might never laugh again. Rowdy was right” (Alexie 211)
Just pretend he's holding a saxophone
So many dead... and I'm not far behind
While recalling valentines day, Junior says, "A few days after I gave Penelope a homemade Valentine (and she said she forgot it was Valentines day), my dad's best friend was shot in the parking lot of a 7-eleven." (Alexie 169)
After pulling him from class, Ms. Warren tells Junior, "Arnold, I'm sorry, but I just got a phone call from your mother. Its your sister. She's passed away." (Alexie 201)
After he graduates, Junior recalls, "Today, my mother, father, and I went to the cemetery and cleaned graves. We took care of Grandmother Spirit, Eugene, and Mary. Mom had packed a picnic and Dad brought his saxophone, so we made a whole day of it." (Alexie 215)
At some point, Junior says, "'We should climb that monster.' 'That tree?' 'No your big head, of course I'm talking about the tree. The biggest tree on the rez.'" (Alexie 225)
While playing basketball, Junior realizes, "I don't know what happened. But for once, and for the only time in my life, I jumped higher than Rowdy. I rose above him as he tried to dunk it."
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