Junior is Sonia’s little brother who is three years younger than her. When they’re kids, Sonia finds Junior extremely obnoxious, though adults like him. Where Sonia is belligerent and difficult, Junior is easygoing and accepting of anything. He and Sonia fight viciously and physically at home, though Sonia protects him fiercely when bullies pick on him at school. This ends when Sonia is in middle school, as she recognizes Junior is getting big enough that she won’t be able to keep winning for long. After this, they turn to tattling on each other. Junior is a quiet kid who feels overshadowed by Sonia, though the two eventually become very close. He’s extremely intelligent and hardworking, but he only begins to distinguish himself academically after Sonia graduates from high school. He benefits from an affirmative action program that puts minority students through med school for free, and like Sonia, he gets through it by applying himself and working hard. He marries a polish woman named Tracey and they have a daughter named Kiley, in addition to adopting a set of twins. Junior has no memories of Papi, since Junior was only six when Papi dies, and Sonia believes that Junior is able to successfully figure out what it means to be a man and a father all on his own.
Junior Quotes in My Beloved World
The My Beloved World quotes below are all either spoken by Junior or refer to Junior. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 10
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Our snitching often entailed phone calls to the hospital that must have driven my mother nuts, not to mention her supervisors, bless their forbearance. I’ve always believed phone calls from kids must be allowed if mothers are to feel welcome in the workplace, as anyone who has worked in my chambers can attest.
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Junior Quotes in My Beloved World
The My Beloved World quotes below are all either spoken by Junior or refer to Junior. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 10
Quotes
Our snitching often entailed phone calls to the hospital that must have driven my mother nuts, not to mention her supervisors, bless their forbearance. I’ve always believed phone calls from kids must be allowed if mothers are to feel welcome in the workplace, as anyone who has worked in my chambers can attest.
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