Way Too Cool by Brenda Woods

In the book Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen, Susanna Kaysen was only 18 years old when she agreed to enter a medium security psychiatric facility in Boston, McLean hospital in April 1967, after a failed suicide attempt. She insisted that her over dose on aspirin was not a suicide attempt, but after a 20 minute interview the doctor decided she needed to be admitted to a hospital. During her prolonged two-year stay at the hospital Kaysen describes the issues that most of the patients in her ward have to deal with and how they all differently deal with the amount of time they must stay in the hospital for. While in the hospital Kaysen experienced a case of depersonalization where she tried to pull the skin of her hands to see if there were bones underneath, after a failed escape attempt. Soon, after going to therapy and analysis she was labeled as having recovered from borderline personality disorder. After her release she realizes that McLean Hospital provided patients with more freedom than the outside world, by being free responsibility of parental pressure, free from school and job responsibilities, and being free from the “social norms” that society comes up with. Ultimately, being in captivity gave the patients more freedom then in society and created a safe environment in which patients wanted to stay in.

“Kath and Mouse” is a short story written by Janet Mcnaughton. The theme of the story is about the protagonist called Helen changing her personality and changing other people’s veiw about her. The main protagonist of the story called Kevin who is the twin brother of the antagonist Kath always stop Kath bullying Helen. On the contrary, Kath is a foil character in the whole story. She provides contrast to Helen. She bullys and makes fun of Helen. She even called Helen a mouse. Kath asked Helen whether she plays an instrument and Helen answer with a quite voice”No instrument. I just sing” (McNaughton, 63). This sentence show that Helen is a quite girl and have not so much confidence about herself. Kath incited Helen “ Sing! No choir in this school. Guess

Sanity is subjective. Every individual is insane to another; however it is the people who possess the greatest self-restraint that prosper in acting “normal”. This is achieved by thrusting the title of insanity onto others who may be unlike oneself, although in reality, are simply non-conforming, as opposed to insane. In Susanna Kaysen’s Girl, Interrupted, this fine line between sanity and insanity is explored to great lengths. Through the unveiling of Susanna’s past, the reasoning behind her commitment to McLean Hospital for the mentally ill, and varying definitions of the diagnosis that Susanna received, it is evident that social non-conformity is often confused with insanity.

Billie Jo Kelby is not a boy. She’s a girl; a wiry, thin, redheaded girl that looks more like her father than her mother. She lives on the Great Plains in 1935, during the great drought known as the Dust Bowl. She lives with her pregnant mother and her father, and life seems good, or as good as it will get in her dusty world.

The fundamental characteristic of magical realism is its duality, which enables the reader to experience both the character’s past and the present. In the novel, Monkey Beach, Eden Robinson uses this literary device to address the the trauma and mistreatment of the Haisla community in Canada by unveiling the intimate memories of the protagonist, Lisamarie, and the resulting consequences of this oppression. Monkey Beach illustrates how abuse in the past leads to another form of self-medication in the future - a neverending, vicious cycle for the members of the Haisla community. Many characters in Monkey Beach are scarred from childhood sexual abuse and family neglect, and resort to drug and alcohol abuse as a coping mechanism. These

When Craig got into the best high school in New York, he felt triumphant and smart until the first day of school. It was then that he realized that “the other kids were geniuses” (95) and that “[he] wasn’t gifted” (96). This is where peer pressure starts to come into Craig’s life, making him feel inferior to his classmates because he cannot do as well as them. This influences Craig to feel negatively about himself because he believes that he will never catch up to his peers, ultimately leading to his depression. Because of peer pressure, Craig’s self esteem became so bad to the point where he became

Argument Essay Every year, consistently, teenagers attending a new school face genuine difficulties. They usually face personal issues, social issues, and judicial issues. For instance, they may experience difficulty understanding who they are and their potential purpose in society, making and maintaining relationships, and staying out of trouble. These sorts of issues don't go away, and require teenagers to fail or “learn the hard way”, before they can identify the issues themselves.

Later, at the Bar by Rebecca Barry is a book containing multiple fictitious interwoven short stories about individuals living in a small town in upstate New York. Linda, an advice columnist, writes back to those who need her guidance but cannot quite seem to follow her own advice. There is Harlin, who cannot stay away from his ex-wife, Grace, despite their extremely dysfunctional relationship. Harlin often also breaks the law, categorizing him as an ex-convict. Elizabeth, a schoolteacher, who recently separated with her husband due to him realizing he was gay. There is also Madeline, a school bus driver who struggles with attempting to get her daughter to trust her and live a normal life. There are many more characters in Later, at the Bar with all extremely different, complex lives. Each character has their many problems and quirks in their lives that they have to live with. They each live out their days undertaking their dead-end jobs in their small, blue-collar town. By night, they end up in Lucy’s Tavern as the regulars. Lucy’s Tavern is the gathering place to forget the day they struggled to get through and drink excessively with people who will not judge them. Due to each character’s economic despair, lack of family, and lack of opportunity in their small, impasse town, they turn to Lucy’s Tavern as a place to feel comforted and secure. This “family” of lost souls can only turn to each other for solace because there is absolutely no one else to go to.

. This is a huge problem in todays society. Gender stereotypes are a set of expectations of what a girl or a boy should act and look like. While many people tend to stay in their respective stereotype, there are still many who objectify the stereotype and are usually judged for it. This has taken away the idea of being an individual.

The book, That Summer, by Sarah Dessen is a great coming of age,enjoyable novel to read. Haven,who is fifteen,is going through many harsh changes in her life at the moment. Her parents are getting divorced and her dad is getting remarried and all Haven wants is for her life to be like it use to be. Haven’s so called “soulmate” named Sumner,who she dated last summer,is back at her school. Her dad gets married and Haven does not take it too well.She now realizes that it’s officially over. Her parents are split up and nothing is going to fix that problem now that her dad has moved on. Haven has a job at the mall working at a shoe store in which she sees Sumner often. She believes that fate has brought them back together. Haven’s mother wants

Nothing to Envy - Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, between 2001 and 2006, American journalist Barbara Demick researched documents, photos, and videos and interviewed North Korean dissidents and refugees who had fled to a South Korea or to China. Punctuated by general information about a country's economy and culture, such as 'Nothing to be Jealous' stories intertwine to form a rather vivid panel on Kim Il-sung's (1912-94) and Kim Jong-il (1942) -2011), father and son who reigned absolute for more than six decades and still perpetuate their authoritative legacy in the figure of heir Kim Jong-un. One of the book's virtues is to show how the cult of the personality of tyrants was forged in the peculiar

Girl Interrupted What is a personality disorder? Personality disorder is a diverse class of disorders that is collectively characterized by inflexible and maladaptive personality traits that cause either functional impairment or subjective distress. The movie Girl Interrupted is based on the writer Susanna Kaysen's which is a true story on the account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s. Susanna who is rushed to the hospital due to trying to commit suicide with a bottle of aspirin and vodka. She denies her attempt and was recommended a short period of time at Claymoore.

This putting an antagonist perspective on teenagers. The purpose is to win the audience over and vote team ‘Gen Y’. The writer is intending the audience should feel no sympathy for these selfish and self-absorbed teenagers, although the writers tone is quick to change as she discusses that this an uprising problem and is a legitimate disorder called NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder), according to the Mayo Clinics specifications the disorder consist of inflation of ego and self importance, a constant crave for applause and attention and feel superior than others. The Mayo Clinic quotes that “those with NPD have low

In her graphic memoir Fun Home, Alison Bechdel records her unusual relationship with her late father Bruce Bechdel and reveals her family secrets. Through Chapter Three she speculates about the reason of her father’s death after first knowing the catastrophe. By applying the allusion between writer Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald’s famous character Jay Gatsby, and her father, Bechdel effectively presents the tragic nature of her father that he lives in the fictional world created by himself.

This part basically focuses on how Mintz tries to tie together the disparate geographies from Northern Europe up to the Caribbean. It will be documented that Sweetness and Power by Sidney Mintz actually discusses and illuminates the economic and social history revolving around sugar consumption and production in Europe as well as its colonies, predominantly focusing on England. Mintz examines the structure of power, which made it probable for sugar to actually turn out to be the first luxury-turned-necessity that propelled a revolution within lifestyle and diet, principally within the working class in the upsurge of capitalism and Industrial Revolution.