The Absolutely True Dairy Of A Part-Time Indian Blog Post#1

       My favorite character in the book at the moment would be Penelope. She would have to be my favorite because even though she was rude and stuck-up to Arnold, or Junior when he first started going to Reardan when it counted she was there for him. They first met in class and he automatically fell for her. And his feelings only grew when he found out that she was anorexic. After he waited for outside of the bathroom and found out that she was anorexic they had gotten relly close. What I meant by being there for him when it counted was, that when she found out that he was poor, she didn't run away. She didn't shy away. She just stood there and kissed him. Of course, it was on the cheek but still. Her  finding out he was poor went a little like this: "Arnold?" "Yeah?" "Can I ask you something big?" "Yeah, I guess." "Are you poor?" I couldn't lie to her anymore. "Yes," I said. "I'm poor." If figured she was going to march out of my life right then. But she didn't. Instead, she kissed me. On the cheek. ". I guess this quote and the story that follows made me respect her more because instead of doing the shallow thing, the thing that would have done her reputation better, she chooses to be a good friend. She did the right thing even if it hurt her image down the line. Now that's true bravery, especially in a day-in-age where there were "lines" that not many people crossed, but when they did it didn't always end well.