In my opinion, Junior and Rowdy make such good friends, because they’re the opposites of each other. Both boys came into this world very differently, but they live with similarities in their life that they’re able to have a friendship and are always there for each other. Junior describing both him and junior, “I was born all broken and twisted, and he was born mad” (17). Rowdy has always been angry, that’s the way he was born and he uses that anger to protect himself and Junior. Dealing with abuse at home, Rowdy always goes over to Junior’s home, a place that is safe. How Junior sees Rowdy, “It’s like he’s a family member, an extra brother and son” (17). The boys deal with parents who are drunks, but Rowdy’s father is abusive and beats up Rowdy