Arnie in the movie What's eating Gilbert Grape, is mentaly handicapped. The doctor had told them that Arnie only would live until he become 10 yers old, so he is a lucky dog, but with a blessing in disgulse, can he die every day. Their dad killed himself for a long time ago, so it was Gilbert who should take care off the whole family. He needed to grow up very puick, he is a tough cookie. The little sister Ellen, was a big killjoy, she was tired off the brother Arnie, she had enough, off always spell it out every time she talked to him. Arnie really liked to pull Gilbert's and Amy's leg, Gilbert and Amy just played with him.
Endora is that little town they lived in, was a town where nothing happend.