DUFF: A Life Of A Teenage Girl

Self-esteem comes into play quite often during these challenging years and a lack of self-esteem can affect you emotionally, mentally and physically. Self-esteem is how one feels about themselves whether positively or negatively (Steinberg, 2017, p. 210) Bianca’s self-esteem wasn’t truly affected until she found out that the entire school considers her the “duff.” Teens are faced with negativity all the time based on their outward appearances. When Bianca goes on a date with Toby she is uncomfortable and trying to portray someone she is not. This is considered false-self behavior, acting in a way in which one is inauthentic (Steinberg, 2017, p. 211). Most teens to some extent will portray this same type of behavior whether because they are nervous or they want to be liked, even if that gives them a false identity. Teens experience so much in a short period of time that it makes sense that Erikson deemed this stage identity vs identity diffusion. Bianca experienced social forces that converge at adolescence to force young people to reflect on their place in society (Steinberg, 2017, p. 220) From the moment Wes told Bianca she was the “duff” she was placed into this stage of identity crisis.

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The plot of the book begins with Jeremy Heere sitting in math class. In the same class are three of the most popular teenagers Christine Caniglia, (major character) which Jeremy has a crush on, Anne (minor character), and Jenna Rolan (minor

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It was spring of 1988. Her hands on the starting line, legs bent back at a 90 degree angle ready to explode down the track. BANG! The gun goes off, and just 26.1 seconds later Amanda Ward had crossed the finish line and broken the record for the sophomore girls 200 meter sprint. The record she broke that day now stands as the third fastest girls 200 meter time at Seattle Preparatory School.

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This book is about two girls, Madison Van Buren and Anna Bronner. Madison wants to escape her life living in a wealthy family. Her parents are also divorced. Her parents are trying to plan her future, and she has to choose between the college her mom wants her to go to, and the college her dad wants her to go to. Madison decides to drive away to get her mind off things. Anna also wants to escape her life. She lives in an Amish home and thinks her life is too simple. She wants

The world has been overpopulated by movies and books that make an attempt at depicting life in high school; however, the majority end up failing. Sarah Dessen has risen above and beyond in Saint Anything; the book triumphantly illustrates life in high school. In the book, Sydney Stanford moves to a new school after her brother is sentenced to prison for causing a drunk driving accident that would leave a boy paralyzed. She ends up meeting a girl named Layla after school at a pizza place.

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He is a very unpopular teen in his public school in Florida, and he does not know his true identity. Pudge is an only child who does not have a well established relationship with his parents or anyone of that matter. He is very tall, skinny, no muscle tone, dark, thick hair, and pale white skin from never going outside. His favorite hobby is to read the last words of famous or infamous people, and he scopes his father's library out for these last words. Pudge decides he wants to attend a private school in Northern Florida, and this is where he meets his closest friends. Within this novel his main goal is to find the "Great Perhaps," and along this journey he falls in love with a girl named Alice Walker. What he does not realize until it iis too late was that Alice is his "Great Perhaps." Pudge ahieves his goal and helps his classmates achieve a sense of familiarity within

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The Duff is a book about a young girl who has two beautiful friends. She was deemed, "The Duff", by one of the guys who happen to want to hit up on one of her friends. The themes throughout this book are confidence, loyalty, and bravery.