It can last for a short time or a long time. Making friends is also hard Especially when you are in a completely new environment or you are shy. No one should take the blame when it was never their fault. Losing loved ones is a normal part of life. Arnold also forgave himself for all the loved ones he lost he also hoped that everyone else forgave him too. Arnold slowly made friends at Reardan by just being himself. He blamed himself for every bad thing that had happened all his life.Īrnold had a tough life, he struggled to fit in, to keep his best friend and with losing many loved ones. This shows that Arnold felt like in a way it was his fault and some of the Indians on the rez felt the same. I had killed my sister…It was all my fault”(211). “‘Your sister is dead because you left us. He not only blamed himself for the deaths but also many others blamed him because he left the rez and betrayed them in a way by going to Reardan and making friends with white people. He lost his dog, grandmother, Eugene (His dads best friend) and his sister.
One final struggle Arnold faced was losing many loved ones.
In addition to losing his best friend he lost many other people, only in a different way. This shows that Rowdy resented Arnold so much for going to Reardan he didn’t want to be friends with Arnold anymore. “I stayed on the ground for a long time after Rowdy walked away…But I had to stand eventually, and when I did, I knew my best friend had become my worst enemy”(53). He got really upset and angry and made it clear they were no longer friends.
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