Sunday, May 19, 2013
#4- What does Arnold hide and ultimately reveal in “Dance Dance Dance?” What does he learn? Be sure to discuss the final sentence on page 129 (Addie)
In "Dance, Dance, Dance" Arnold hid, then eventually revealed, that he was incredibly poor. He tried to hide it, but Roger suggested that they go to a diner for a midnight snack. Arnold couldn't pay, and after Penelope talked to him, he admitted that he was poor. Penelope started crying for Arnold, and Arnold realized that she was being his best friend and that she really cared about him. "She started to cry. FOR ME!" (Alexie, 129). She told Roger, who then drove Arnold home, and continued to drive Arnold home after that. From this experience, Arnold learned that if you let someone into your life, they could help you when you need it.
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I agree with the statement that Arnold learns that when you let someone into your life, they can help you when you need it, but there is another part of what he learned. When Penelope confronted Arnold he narrates, "She was concerned about me. I'd been thinking about her breasts and she'd been thinking about my whole lifer. I was the shallow one" (Alexie 127). I believe that Arnold learns that Penelope deeply cares about Arnold's life and she is not superficial. Arnold sees that his relationship between himself and Penelope is on a part where they like each other for who they are. In the Dance Dance Dance chapter, Arnold learns that Penelope truly cares for Arnold and doesn't care that he is poor. (Danny K.)
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