At the end of the novel, Junior relizes, with the help from his best friend, Rowdy, that he is one out of many Indians that will be nomadic. On page 229, Rowdy says, "Hardly anybody on this rez is nomadic. Except for you. You're the nomadic one." At this point in the novel Junior truly realizes two things. One is that he will be the one, if someone was to leave the rez. He also realizes that Rowdy is loyal to him, and although he doesn't always show it, he loves Junior.
Junior realizes that his life is going to be adventure-filled, because after Rowdy tells him that, "...I always knew you were going to leave us behind and travel the world...(pg. 229)." Junior starts crying because he realizes that he won't be a drunk parent like his were, he won't be stuck on a small Indian reservation. He realizes that he is destined for great things and cries tears of joy. These tears of joy are also filled with some sadness about leaving his friends, family, and way of life. With every door that closes, a new one opens, and as Junior closes his door to reservation life, he opens a new door to the rest of the world.
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