Thus, when she visited Junior’s hometown, “all [she] did was talk about everything that was different. . . how [she] couldn’t believe [Junior] [didn’t] have a nanny. . . and [she’d] hate to live in such a small town” (Colbert 141). Yet after she develops a better understanding of Junior’s perspective and home, she apologizes for her comments, stating, “I’m sorry for what I said, Junior. All of it” (Colbert 142). Due to her immense privilege, Joni is not in touch with the community her extended family lives in. Growing up in an affluent and predominantly white neighborhood directly caused her to develop misconceptions about her extended family’s different ways of life. However, after interacting with Junior, Joni crosses both socioeconomic and racial divides, recognizing her ignorance and admitting that she incorrectly judged his family. By growing to understand Junior’s perspective and traditions, Joni expands her narrow-minded view that poorer neighborhoods definitely offer a lower quality of life. Similarly, Sobechi grew to expand his hobbies. Originally, he was only passionate about debate; however, when Dez introduced him to heavy metal music, “His body is
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