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How Does It Relate To Junior's Life

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I can relate to Junior in chapter 16, during dance, dance, dance by having his family support him, Junior says, “I mean, my mother and father were working hard for me, too. They were constantly scraping together enough money to pay for gas, to get me lunch money, to buy me a new pair of jeans and a few shirts. My parents gave me just enough money so that I could pretend to have more money than I did.” ( page:119) I chose this because my parents work hard at their jobs just to get me and my younger brother’s lunch money for us to eat at school. Also, having to afford clothes which was a struggle for us because they have seven kids including, me. My younger brother’s and I get handy down clothes from our older siblings just for us to save money

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