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Quote #10
It was what Bryce and Garrett had said that I couldn't forget. How could they be so cruel? And so stupid? Is this what my father had gone through growing up?
The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. What right did Bryce have to make fun of my uncle? How dare he!
I felt a fire burn in my cheeks and a cold, hard knot tighten in my heart. And in a flash I knew—I was through with Bryce Loski. He could keep his brilliant blue eyes. He could keep his two-faced smile and… and my kiss. That's right! He could keep that, too. I was never, ever going to talk to him again! (10.165-167)
Juli is getting an up close and personal look at the discrimination against her Uncle David. It was bad enough for Juli to witness prejudice from the shoppers when David's ice cream falls, but Bryce's comments hit even closer to home. Check out Juli's reaction to this prejudice—she's so angry that it changes the way she thinks about Bryce. But she also realizes that this is what her father might have experienced as a kid and teenager, so experiencing prejudice has Juli feeling both anger and sympathy.