P had shared with him, now Arnold wants to continue his education. Arnold is still bullied by football team captain Roger, but one day Arnold stands up to Roger and punches him in the face sending him to the ground. After the whole fight scene, Arnold gets his respect from Roger, the person who bullied him at Reardan High. I think it somehow gave him the confidence to feel proud of himself, as he continues to feel proud of himself, then he meets Penelope, a beautiful blonde girl who takes his breath away. Arnold sees her as the most beautiful girl in school, he keeps talking to her, telling her that one day she will fall in love with him. He was amazed by this, because she was out of his command, too beautiful for him, but she ends up going to the high school dance with him. On top of all that, he also makes it to the high school basketball team as a varsity player, which was a great achievement for him. With this alone he feels more confident, more alive than he ever felt at his old school Wellpinit HighSchool. With everything going on around him, his self-esteem has reached a very high level and he is also doing very well in his education. Towards the end of the book it becomes an opening quintet