Just after being told his grandmother asked for her family to show her murdered forgiveness, Arnold thinks, "I think my dad wanted to go find Gerald and beat him to death. I think my mother would have helped him. I think I would have helped him too. But my grandmother wanted us to forgive her murderer. Even dead, she was a better person than us" (Philbrick 157).
At the wake for his grandmother, Arnold notices, "I mean, I was still the kid who betrayed the tribe. And that couldn't be forgiven. But I was also the kid who'd just lost his grandmother. And everybody knew that losing my grandmother was horrible. So they all waved the white flag that day and let me grieve in peace" (Philbrick 159).
HAHA
After being told missing so much school was unacceptable, Arnold realizes, "Penelope stood and dropped her textbook. And then Roger stood up and dropped his textbook. Whomp! Then the other basketball players did the same. Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! Then all my classmates walked out of the room. A spontaneous demonstration"(Philbrick 175).
Reardan next year?
You are the nomadic one, not me.
During the big game between Reardan and the rez, Arnold contemplates, "My coach was jumping up and down and spinning in circles. My teammates were screaming my name. Yep, all of that fuss and the score was only 3 to 0. But, trust me, the game was over"(Philbrick
After finding out his sister passed away, Arnold reacts, "I laughed and laughed. I couldn't stop laughing. I felt like I might die of laughing. I couldn't figure out why I was laughing. But I kept laughing as my dad drove out of Reardan and headed through the storm back to the reservation. And then, finally, as we crossed the reservation border, I stopped laughing" (Philbrick 205).
While playing basketball with Rowdy, Arnold listens, " 'No, I'm serious. I always knew you were going to leave. I always knew you were going to leave us behind and travel the world. I had this dream about you a few months ago. You were standing on the Great Wall of China. You looked happy. And I was happy for you' "(Philbrick 229).