Traditions In John Green's Freak The Geek

On March 21,1961, Ruth May Price age 6 was killed by a Green Mamba snake. Ruth May Price was the youngest daughter of Nathan Price, the American missionary man. Leading up to Ruth May’s tragic death, the Price family employee, Nelson claimed to have seen an evil sign in front of the Price family chicken coop. The Price family employee asked to stay in the family’s home but was denied by Nathan Price. The Price sisters decided to dust the chicken coop floor with ashes to find out if anything entered. On the morning of Ruth May’s death, the Price sisters found footprints with six toes on the left foot, which meant that the footprints belonged to the neighbor, Tata Kuvubndu. That morning in the coop the family found a Green Mamba wrapped up in

In the film Heathers, social behavior along with props and lighting effects, brings our attention to the characters and helps form an opinion on them. Social groups also known as cliques, designate the social status of the teenagers at Westerburg High School. For instance, Heather Chandler is “the one”, “the queen bee,” and she rules the school. Her true persona is revealed when she makes Veronica write a “horny” note and places it on Martha “Dumptruck” Dunnstock’s tray. Martha finds herself ridiculed when she walks up to the jock who supposedly had written the note.

Melinda Sordino completely loathes the cliques at Merryweather High school, there are so many it is overwhelming. There's a group for every type of person , in theory it should work, but it does not, simply because people are seclude to one certain group and have to keep up to a certain standard. I think another reason why Melinda hates the cliques is, because she is all alone and does not fit anywhere, so seeing the cliques is just another painful reminder. Also Melinda losses the only friend she had to the Martha's , which is serious blow to her self esteem. This quote best describes how Melinda feels” We fall into clans: Jocks, Country Clubbers, Idiot Savants, Cheerleaders, Human Waste, Eurotrash, Future Fascists of America, Big Hair Chix,

Author, Alexandra Robbins, in her novel The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth, describes her quirk theory and establishes its credibility as she centers her theory around seven different characters as she narrates their high school experiences. Robbins focuses on the negative effects of popularity and how social norms can affect an individual, regardless of what social group they belong to. She creates an amusing, informative tone in order to appeal to the geeks, freaks, and popular crowds with relatable experiences and strong essays in regards with the social scene, exclusivity, and how one handles a given situation.

Let me start off by saying this reading really opened up my eyes. It’s crazy that there is so much that comes into consideration when being apart of a society. High school is a big part of many people’s lives, they need to make it out big in the hallways. This means that people will do anything in their power just to fit in with the “cool kids”. In reality there is such a thing of a higher status and a lower status, but the fact that in high schools it’s a huge problem is sad. When I was in high schools, which wasn’t that long ago, this was a big problem. People needed to have the hottest clothes, shoes, phones, and music, in order to just be recognized. The funny thing is was that, the “nerds” were very high in demand as well. The cool kids wanted to be on their side as

People today struggle with the social pressure among their peers to be a specific way, and “Breakfast Club” depicts this point. In the movie, five kids of different high school stereotypes meet in Saturday School. Throughout the day the adolescents begin informing each other about their lives, talents, secrets, etc. By the end of their eight hours of detention, they realize they have much more in common and they actually become friends, or intimate partners (Hughes, 1986).

In this particular film, students are also treated in a like manner of those in The Breakfast Club. Social stereotypes are also present which hinders adolescents’ social development. This gives individuals a closed mind about the possibilities of other human beings. In Mean Girls, this issue is especially prominent in the scene in which the popular girls, otherwise known as ‘The Plastics’, reveal to their new friend about a burn book they have. This book categorizes every person in school and sheds negative light about each and every one of them. Doing so, causes an uproar in the school. Therefore causing students to lash out at one another. Eventually, these students also see a corrupted social system and attempt to end such a horrendous

The groups that are formed as adolescents often determine group associations as adults and define an individual within their social group that will either set them with or against other groups. This is described in an article on social groupings by Colin Allen, which mentions that our social associations as adolescents are strong indicators to future patterns of social norms as adults. Therefore, the group of students in the movie, The Breakfast Club, can also be extrapolated to adult group dynamics. However, the varying social norms between groups can present conflicts when adults are required to function within a very diverse group of individuals. In The Breakfast Club, the Jock, Geek, Prom Queen, Delinquent, and the Freak groups are brought together initially through an autocratic or directive leadership role, used to bring the group together in order to proceed to the next phase of group development. This stage is particularly important within a group of

In the film “Mean Girls” there were many types of peer relationships expressed. Friendships are described as a reciprocal liking, trust, and loyalty between all participating dyadic parties. An example in the film is the relationship that Damian and Janis hold because they are loyal to each other and the liking is mutual. Peer acceptance is to the degree one is liked by their peers. In the film Aaron Samuels is very much liked by his peers. Perceived popular is a child that is considered popular based on their peers’ perceptions. Regina George is a prime example of teenage girl perceived as popular. When students described Regina George in the film these type of comments were made, “Regina George is flawless”, “One time she punched me in the faced. It was awesome.”, and “she always looks fierce.” Cliques are polyadic social groups that are voluntary. A main clique in the movie is “The Plastics” which consists of Regina George, Gretchen Wieners, and Karen Smith. These forms of peer relationships are a lot more complex than just a group of friends, these relationships of dynamic in early adolescence.

Everyone has had their fair share of high school drama; whether it’s rude stares down the hallway, distant whispering behind your back, spreading rumors about students and faculty, social sabotage, or segregated school lunch tables. The teen drama film Mean Girls delves into the sociocultural environment of teenage academia. This two hour film documents how Cady, the new girl from Africa, starts her first day of public school. Throughout her high school adventures she learns the social hierarchy and rules created by the students for the students. As she begins to adjust, she climbs the social ladder and becomes one of the cool kids, or as everyone calls them, “the plastics”. In the article, High-School Confidential Notes on Teen Movies, by David Denby, he claims that the enemy in teen movies is not the authority figure as many may believe, but rather it is the students themselves, and the surrounding climate that they create. The film Mean Girls is the perfect example that show cases Denby’s claim through superiority mindsets, social cliques, and lack of parental involvement.

Last year, Griffin released a detailed 3-page description of my school’s “cliques.” His designating my friend group the worst of all - the “Salad Line Girls” - was painful. I am a varsity athlete, national honor society member, top 10 percent of my class, member of key club, key holder at work, babysitter, daughter, sister, friend... He didn’t know me but had judged solely on remote observations.

Studies have proven that “the pressure to conform to group norms deteriorates individual mental efficiency and moral judgment”(Bond, Michael). A group of individuals can influence the teenage mind, and undermine their conscience. As teenagers, they desire to fit in and be accepted, and if this book is required to be read by these teenagers, they will feel urged to go along with these inappropriate acts that are displayed to seem

Over the years, society has created and recreated different ideas of what is considered socially acceptable and what customs to follow on a daily basis. These ideas are constantly changing and renewing themselves, making even last year’s behavioral habits seem crude. For instance, life in Elizabethan England contrasted with how life is now because people acted differently, dressed differently, spoke differently, and in a general, broader sense, they lived differently. Because people grow and change and learn from their previous mistakes, Elizabethan customs are practically obsolete due to their lack of effectiveness or rather the lack of need for them to continue.

Inside the movie The Breakfast Club it explores the different social groups and stereotypes within in them in a high school. In the movie five high school students have to sit through eight hours of detention each of the five students are different and fall into different cliques and social groups such as, “the princess”, “the athlete”, the brain”, the basket case”, and “the criminal”. Although they all seem very different because they don’t “fit in” with eachothers group they realize how they aren't really that much different at all.

Media has influenced a lot of today’s trends and ideologies. Adolescents, being on the psychological level of self-identification, bring this deceptive notion of fashion and social classes to school. The problem comes when this trend affects the performance of students and their personal lives. We all remember our days back when the talk was “Who are the jocks, the cheerleaders, the rick kids, the geeks, the losers, etcetera?” Believe it or not, the status quo in schools is always composed of them. These cliques have identities exclusive for each. Students who do not look, act, or dress the same as one group are, more often than not, left out. They could be hurt physically and or psychologically with cruel teasing and rumors. Bullying and