The Central Idea In The Short Story 'Thatagirl'

Imagine standing on a softball field expected to perform at the age of 5. Even though the butterflies in my stomach were starting a war, nothing was going to stop me from stepping on that field to play my first tee ball game as a Little Tiger. Fans cheered, but what I noticed most was a little boy in the outfield picking his nose. Standing in the box, I was terrified; the field looked huge. I had never seen anything like this before, but I knew that the little boy was the person I needed to hit the ball to, so I hit the ball as hard as I could. The ball went soaring through the air like a bird on fire. Dropping from the air, it rolled to the fence. At that time, I knew I had fallen in love with the game of softball. I was smiling from ear to ear, I couldn’t believe I had hit the ball that far! Both sides screamed, yelled, and shouted with excitement. Was all this commotion for me? I rounded first, but I couldn’t go to second because my teammate, Kylie Leach, didn’t run. I didn’t know what she was doing. Sadly, the batter after me hit a ground ball to the pitcher, and the other team threw him out at first.

"Skipping", "humming", "loopity-loops", and "pirouetting" are silly things that everyone has done as a child, including myself. These reminders set me in a time machine back to my favorite days when the only thing important to me was my own happiness. Another less obvious reflection of a puerile mind is the "same story". In this tale of a young girl's game, Sandra Cisneros refers to a pretend play the girls have made up for their Barbie's' to act out. This play is referred to as "the same story" and really hit on what childhood playtime was all about. I remember doing the exact same thing as a child with my brothers (except we were cops and robbers), where we played out the same actions over and over, day after day. Cisneros recognized this to be common to all children and smartly places it for the reader to reflect on their past, as I did on my own.

For one thing, the theme is shown all throughout the short story heavily. The clerk in the grocery store, Sammy, shares his every thought about the girls as they strut around the

Transition -- In fact, Supporting point 2 -- when he contemplates what Queenie might be thinking Quote -- he wonders if her head is empty or “a little buzz like a bee in a glass jar” (824). Explain/relate quote to point -- In his mind she and the other girls are objects, not human beings. Transition -- Even the nicknames he makes up show the sexist attitude of an immature teenage boy. Supporting point 3/Quote -- Referring to the one he likes as “Queenie,” to her tall friend as “Big Tall Goony Goony” or other female shoppers as “houselaves” indicates that women in his view have no place or identity beyond themselves(825). Explain/relate quote to point -- indicates that women in his view have no place or identity beyond themselves Transition – further Supporting Point 4 -- His false-chivalric gesture at the end reveals his immaturity. Quote -- He assumes that the girls need an “unsuspected hero” to save them Explain/relate to point --, that they cannot take care of themselves or handle a little embarrassment (827). Concluding sentence -- Clearly, Sammy has much to learn about heroism, chivalry, and

There is a sudden change in Sammy's attitude toward the girls throughout the story. At first, Sammy and his friend's he work

The friends of the narrator, however, do not hide in the imaginary world of childhood and are maturing into adolescents. Sally, “ screamed if she got her stockings muddy,” felt they were too old to “ the games” (paragraph 9). Sally stayed by the curb and talked to the boys (paragraph 10).

Throughout Marcenia's childhood, she had always loved baseball more than any other activity (Hubbard 1, 2, 6). Every day at recess she would go over to the baseball field and insist on playing with the boys. One day after school, she got a life changing opportunity to learn how to becoming a real baseball player. This happened when Mr. Gabby Street, a manager for the Saint Louis Cardinals, hosted a free boys’ baseball camp. After tireless hours of practice, Marcenia finally succeeded in her quest to prove to Mr. Street how he should let her participate in his camp. Although she more than displayed her superior abilities, Marcenia’s father still did not approve of her being different than

The Bat 6 game was everything, the most important event for 6th-grade girls, and this was the 50th game. In 1899 — 49 years before — the women of Barlowe Road and Bear Creek Ridge, at the end of the Oregon Trail, decided the rivalry between their towns had gone on long enough. They planned a ladies softball game and picnic, and the men from both towns showed up and made friends. Over the years, the games continued, and eventually, it became traditional for the 6th-grade girls’ teams to play against each other. It was the only game they played, and they could only be on the team for one year. For the nine girls on each of the teams, it was the most important year of their lives.

When Trisha saw the boys on the stage, she exclaimed; "Finally, a group of students who can act". Bernice; my sister's best friend, is giving us a ride to school. Because I had a dentist appointment at 1:30 pm. I had to leave school early. The invitation said to go to 117 Donner Creek road in Fresno, but Sinclair couldn’t find that address. Uncle Carl said; "We would like you to come to the reunion", but my mom told him that we would not be able to make it. Wow that is a great idea. I’d love to join you but, I have a softball tournament that

In the fall of 1942, many minor league teams were lost to the war as men were being drafted at 18 years old. With the financial support of Wrigley, the original All-American Girls Softball League emerged and was a non profit organization. The board had changed the name to All American Girls Baseball League instead of softball. The way that the girls were presented was of high priority and they had to keep their femininity by going to a beauty salon. They also had to go to charm school where they would learn everything from proper manners to personal hygiene. The team brought many people to watch as they were interested

Without her mothers help or anyone adults from the school trying to understand how she feels, she has no one to relate too or talk about her problems. Since she has no one to talk with, her "social skills are inadequate," and she has a hard time communicating with the people who do try and help her (Rexely, Sr "Shortened Title"). The girl provides us with her thoughts on why she should be on the math team. She says that "my marks were better than his" and implies that a boy was making worse grades than hers and still was allowed on the team. Rexely, Sr thinks this act " is an indictment of the sexist attitudes" by the teachers and the administration of her school. This poem could have been written at a time when woman and disbled people were treated differently.

Timmy And Hazel disagreed with the fact whether or not girls could play baseball and this made Hazel mad and Timmy uncooperative. In the text it said “Need an outfielder?’ I called over. Timmy shaded his eyes and scowled. ‘You mean...you?’ ‘Why not’ I crossed my arms, hugging the mitt to my chest. ‘I’m a darned good catcher.’ ‘Nah,Girls can’t play baseball.’ one of Timmy’s friends said with a laugh, They turned their attention back to their game. I pulled the glove off my hand and stomped back inside, shivering less at the late afternoon chill than at the nerve of them.”

The theme of the book is to be patient. Being patient has a lot to do with Sarah who is the only girl on the football team. It took a while for Sarah to get on the football team, but her impressive kicking skills really showed why she should be on the football team. Sarah is the type of girl who workouts everyday and wants Vanden High School to win the state championship. At first Sarah had to wait for a week to get on the team because she disguised herself as a boy, which wasn’t the smartest idea, but a way to show off her talents.

There are two main plot events in this story: Sammy and Strokesie gawking at three girls, and Sammy quitting for the way the girls were treated. Neither of these events would have occurred if not for the social context of the story. That is, the fact that this story takes place during an age of objectifying the female gender. If this context were changed, the story would not exist.

To begin, the playground had three parts to it; there was the jungle gym, the cement area, and the corner area with plastic kitchen sets and tables. I will start off by sharing what I learned while observing the jungle gym. At any given time, there were four girls and four boys on the jungle gym; the jungle gym was never empty. The children on the jungle gym, whether boys or girls, were always smiling and climbing up everything. This proves that both boys and girls played in the same ways. At one point, there were three girls and two boys all on the big silver slide together. It seemed as if they were racing each other because when one got to the bottom, they would race right back to the top and do it all over again. The stereotype that presents girls as