Tuesday, November 15, 2016
#8. Interpret/explain/explore the context and significance of the last line of the book (230). (AS)
At the last sentence of the book Junior narrates these words. "We didn't keep score" (230). He is finally reunited with Rowdy as they play one-on-one basketball. He knows that he does not have to keep score because him and Rowdy are finally together and nothing else matters to Junior in that moment. Junior wanted to stay on the basketball court with Rowdy as long as he could, because all he cared about was having his friendship back with his best friend. "Rowdy and I played one-on-one for hours. We played until dark. We played until the streetlights lit up the court. We played until the bats swooped down at our heads. We played until the moon was huge and golden and perfect in the dark sky" (230). Although the day was ending, Junior and Rowdy would not end their game. As Junior and Rowdy glued their friendship back together with basketball, Junior knows that Rowdy has forgiven him.
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I agree with what you said about them not having to keep score because all that matters is that they are friends again. I think that over the time that they have been mad at each other, some things have been very competitive, especially basketball. Now that they are friends again, they only care about the game and each other, not the score. "We didn't talk. Didn't need to talk. We were basketball twins." (Alexie 228)
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