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In the second half of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the plot becomes much darker and more depressing. Between the deaths of Arnold's Grandmother, Eugene (his father's best friend), and his sister, death has crept its way deep into the story's plot. The deaths take a ginormous psychological toll on the members of Arnold's family. The death of Mary has the largest affect on Arnold and his parents. Arnold has a lot of trouble accepting his sisters death and blames himself for it. He believes that by leaving the reservation first, he forced his sister to rush  off the reservation too. And by doing this, sent her to her death. Another thought provoking section from this half of the book occurs after the end of the basketball game. Arnold goes from seeing his team as David in a David vs. Goliath situation to seeing it as Goliath itself. He realizes that he has betrayed his best friend and turned against his own people. He sees himself as a villain for taking away something as big as a perfect season from a group of people who have so little. This guilt bring Arnold to physical sickness. This section of the novel highlights the inequality between cultures that still exists in US.