Sherman Alexie shows that Penelope in a deeper character than we originally thought when she realized that Junior was living in poverty at the Reservation. After going to a pancake restaurant, post the Winter Formal, Roger tells Penelope that he gave Junior $40 to pay for his and Penelope’s dinner, and that he believed Junior was poor. When Penelope and Junior are in the school parking lot she confronts him about his problem that she believes he has. When Junior admits the truth he expects Penelope to leave him, but he was met with a concerned friend. Junior shows his shock at the situation when he thinks, “ I’d been thinking about her breast and she’d been thinking about my whole life. I was the shallow one.” (pg. 127) This quote clearly shows
