So, things are still improving in some categories for Arnold, but not in everything. He gets closer to Penelope and goes to the dance with her. I respect Arnold for having the courage to take her to the dance, and then take her out for dinner with so little money. I probably wouldn't have done it. He wasn't being himself, which is like the first thing people tell you when you ask for dating advice, and the truth spills in the end but it's not bad at all. Man, if stuff like this happened all the time, life would be great.
Although things are going great outside of the reservation, inside, things with Rowdy have just gotten worse and worse. Rowdy hates him. He gave him a concussion! Things were starting to peak, but man that was pretty crazy. I don't think they were really friends to begin with. Just people in similar situations. That's probably why things changed; Rowdy's situation got very harsh. So the better Arnold's relationship with Penelope, the worse it is with Rowdy. He's not really his friend anymore. He should just stop communicating with him. It better for the both of them.
Finally, racism came up again. This is definitely a big theme in this book, probably the biggest. It certainly does give me an interesting view (to an extent) of what is going on.
I'm really enjoying this book. Things are at a point where the climax could come at any momet, and I can't wait to see how this all ends.
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