Junior's Grandmother Influence On Junior

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Junior's grandmother influenced Junior in many ways but most specifically, she inspired him to be a better person. Almost everyone on the reservation has lost their traditional Native American values and ideals except for Junior's grandmother. She is very tolerant of and loves everyone for what makes them different and having this kind of role model helped Junior become grow from a nothing to an amazing something at Reardan. When Junior first heard Penelope throwing up in the girls' bathroom, he could of walked away but the idea of not helping her was not a viable option because somewhere inside of Junior, he knew his grandmother would disapprove. Because of this, Penelope grew to like him and he was accepted as a something in Reardan.

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