Howie's Relatability
In class, we all seemed to be in agreement about awkward social interactions in reference to Howie’s avoidance of Bob Leary on the escalator on page 60. However, this is something that I find myself thinking about a lot, especially in such a small town as Champaign-Urbana. The most awkward part is when I see people who I used to go to school with before Uni. Since I left the Urbana schools after 7 th grade, I was never really sure if my old peers remembered me. This uncertainty has landed me in many awkward positions over the years, unsure of whether to acknowledge someone I went to middle school with for fear that they wouldn’t remember me. However, this fear goes both ways and I sometimes find myself hoping certain people have forgotten me. These always seem to be the people who see me, recognize me, then acknowledge me, leaving me walking away from the encounter cringing and wishing I had just decided to stay home. However despite my large number of awkward encoun