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Argumentative Statement: An Analysis Of 'Geek Girl'

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Geek Girl

REVISION COMMENTS:
See comments on your THESIS Statement (below). Your essay should focus on a discussion of the criteria and provide evidence from the text of the novel to support your claims. Each paragraph should focus on a different criteria. You should decide how you will order the paragraphs and be able to explain your organization.

Regarding how much you “tell” about the book. You might want to provide a short summary, But in your body paragraphs you want to use specific evidence from the novel to support your claims. You should not retell the story in the body paragraphs.

Keep the discussion focused on the Criteria and evidence from the book.

If you want to discuss the cover and design -- first, realize that you …show more content…

Everyone knows the quote: “don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” but it’s still important for a book to have nice cover. After all, that’s the first thing you see and that’s what makes first impression. If a book has a plain boring cover there's less chance you're going to notice it in the shop. The cover has to be eye catching, so it will stand out even in the biggest pile of books. The design of Geek Girl has cute teenage girly vibe to it. you can already tell what kind of book it’s going to be based on the cover. cover shows the closeup of a girl wearing glasses. there are different mathematical equations and doodles all over her face. It’s also really bright and colorful every book has different color. Also it feels good to look at it and have it in your room. Also as well as interesting bright cover the book also has little geek glasses next to the page number at the beginning of every chapter which I find cute and makes me love the book even …show more content…

Harriet is a geek and knows many useless but interesting facts like : “the average person laughs 15 times per day” or “peanuts are an ingredient of dynamite.” The book starts with Harriet being forced to go to a fashion event with her best friend Nat. After a few incidents Harriet gets noticed by agency and offered a contract.The book has unique characters like Harriet herself crazy socially awkward self proclaimed geek, Harriet’s dad who behaves like 3 year old kid well actually just a typical dad, Harriet’s agent Wilbur who loves to give people weird nicknames like baby panda and sugar kitten, Harriet’s colleague girl who only wears orange, shaves her head, has a pig as her pet and calls everyone sweetheart just to get attention.

This book is not serious at all. It's a bit exaggerated, dramatic and extreme although not entirely unrealistic as it is partly based on the author’s own childhood. The book more like a fairy tale, even at the end of the book Harriet compares herself to ugly duckling and cinderella.
This is a fun book to read with moments like harriet climbing under the table when she gets anxious and meeting the love of her life, an octopus trying to kill Harriet during the photoshoot and destroying

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