Change for the Better

It seems to me that Gordy and Rowdy are very alike. Arnold has noticed this and I think it is helping him move on from his friendship with Rowdy. Rowdy and Arnold have been in eachother's lives for as long as they can remember and have been best friends. But change is inevitable and Arnold is accepting this. He knew he had to make a change for himself when his school put him in a rut and he did what was necessary. Although it is hard to move on from his life-long friendship, I think there are good things for him ahead. I think that sometimes loss is necessary to gain something else.