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This shows that he was very insecure about the way he looked.

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Jamie, Alfonso "He liked the way prince looked" He wanted people to think he was attractive like he thought prince was. He was self aware his teeth were crooked and wanted them to be straight to think he was attractive. 

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Jamie, Alfonso "He liked the way prince looked" He wanted people to think he was attractive like he thought prince was. He was self aware his teeth were crooked and wanted them to be straight to think he was attractive. 

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he hated the way he looked and you can tell because he would try to fixs his teeth every day

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"Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked."

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"Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked."

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he hated how he looked because his teeth are crooked

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“You better not touch her,” Alfonso snarled, throwing a wadded Kleenex at him. “I’ll run you over with my bike.”

This shows that Alfonzo can be very selfish at times.

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Alfonso tells his mom if he could have braces but Alfonso's mom tells him that they do not have any money.

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"come on man, let me use it"
this shows that Alfonso really wants to use Ernie's bike and that he cares about Sandra.

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he is insecure about his teeth and so he pushed on them every day until his fingers would wrinkle

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he hated the way he looked because he knew his teeth were crooked. and that's probably why he did his hair.

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"Come on man, let me use it."
Alfonso is desperate to use his bike so that he can impress sandra.

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"and his father, who was puro Mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad, and call him 'sissy"
this shows that his dad is very strict and doesn't want Alfonso to color his hair purple.

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"He promised to take Ernie's turn next time it was his turn to do the dishes." This shows how happy and grateful he is for Ernie lending him his bike.

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"When he was finished, he pressed a knuckle to his teeth until they tingled."

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"When he was finished, he pressed a knuckle to his teeth until they tingled."

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Alfonso is trying to look better and handsome to get a girlfriend, so he is fixing his teeth to make them look straight. He is doing that because he doesn't have enough money for someone to fix his teeth.

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"Alfonso didnt dare color his hair. But one day  he had it butched on the top, like in the magazines." This shows how alfonso wants to get a cool haircut. He also want to change the color but his parents wont let him.

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"Come on,man,let me use it"

This shows that Alfonzo was desperate to use Ernie's bike. But Ernie didn't want to let Alfonzo use it.

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Frankie "his mouth was closed, but he was sure he didn't have crooked teeth"

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Frankie "his mouth was closed, but he was sure he didn't have crooked teeth"

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Alfonso was self aware his teeth were crooked and he hated it

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''come on man, let me use it"
"Please,Ernie, I'll do anything!" This show how the willpower and not giving up attitude alfonzo has to gain confidence.

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"He'd swaggered into the living room but had stopped cold when he saw Alfonso and asked, not joking but with real concern, "Did you hurt your head at school? Que paso?" This shows that Alfonso's dad might not understand Alfonso's need to be cool and get cool hair cuts but he is trying to protect him from making bad decisions and bad haircuts.

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"Alfonso sat on his porch trying to push his teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked."
this shows how insecure and not confident he is. he try's to change his looks for other people to like him.

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"He liked the way prince looked"

He doesnt like the way he looks. He cares what other people think.

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"You wanna borrow my bike?"

When Ernie said this to Alfonso, he couldn't be happier. Alfonso finally gets to use Ernie's bike so he can ride with Sandra.

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He wanted to change his appearance because he didn't think he looked good and wanted to look handsome

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"shes going to be my girlfriend not yours!" This shows that Ernie was jealous and mad at his brother, he wanted a girlfriend before his brother and was mad it could've been the girl who stood him up.

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This shows he is insecure of his teeth.

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"'Maybe.' She played with a ponytail and crossed one leg in front of the other. "
This shows that Sandra was acting very shyly and maybe not very sure of herself.