From a young age people are told what to do and how to live there life. Junior is an Indian boy, “and Indian boys weren’t supposed to dream…” (Alexia 112). He wants to do something with his life; he doesn’t want to be like every other Indian. Penelope on the other hand wants to go to Stanford and study architecture, “because [she] want to build something beautiful. Because [she] wants to be remembered” (Alexia 112).In today’s society, many people are followers instead of leaders. They are dreamers instead of believers. Many admire instead of creating. We live in a world where “we were supposed to be happy with our limitations. But there was no way Penelope and [Junior] were going to sit still. Nope [they] both wanted to fly” (Alexia 112).I
