#4 Blog Post Question 2 Describe how Penelope treats Junior – provide two specific examples. How does this relationship contribute to Junior’s understanding of himself/his identity?

Junior likes Penelope but she doesn't feel the same way about him so this changes how she acts towards and around him. She also has a high status as "queen" of Rearden and she thinks that it would hurt her reputation as a "popular person to hang out with a "nerd" An example of this is after Junior punches Roger who is the "king" of Rearden so Penelope has to act as if she is hurt and she pushes Junior away even though she was the only person nice to him on the first day. "Do I know you?" (73 Alexie) This shows that people can change in the blink of an eye according to their social status. It even happens at our school. Penelope one day is being nice to Junior and then one punch later she pretends that she doesn't know him. This contributes to the way Junior feels about himself because now he feels as if he is a pawn on this giant chess board being told what he can and can not do and who he can and can not talk to. This is how Penelope ignoring Junior affects the way he feels about himself.