Why Did Leo Choose Stargirl

Stargirl caught Leo’s eye the very first time he saw her, she was wearing a long white dress similar to a wedding dress. Leo knew stargirl was different from the rest of them. She was very unique and didn’t really care

I don’t agree with Leo’s choice because he only just made the problem even more difficult for Stargirl and himself. During the shunning and after his visit with Archie there were times where Leo would avoid Stargirl and also he wishes that they could be more like them or they could be more like Stargirl. He doesn’t really do anything to fix the shunning. The only thing he did was change Stargirl into Susan, but it seems like it was more for Leo not for Stargirl. He seem to love Susan more than Stargirl because she finally more like them. Like the rest of Mika students.

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.

The movie Mean Girls favors popular culture when it comes to fashion, music, and trends. When Cady and Janis cut holes into Regina’s tank top a majority of the girls also did so because the most popular girl so it was considered to be cool. Most people try to fit in to avoid being harassed by those who are popular and those who dare to not conform are more vulnerable to harassment. The girls who attended Cady’s school were more likely to make fun of eachother than the boys.

The book Stargirl, written by Jerry Spinelli, is about a girl named Stargirl Caraway. Stargirl recently enrolled in a new high school after being previously homeschooled. She was different from the other students in several ways. Stargirl wore different outfits and acted differently from the other kids. She plays her ukulele at lunch and she is nice to everyone despite not receiving the same treatment from the other kids. After amusing behavior at a football game, Stargirl becomes a cheerleader and is the most popular girl in school. However, Stargirl was cheering for the opposing team during basketball season, the student body turned on her. After some time during the school year, the student body accepted Stargirl for who she was after the dance. Throughout the story, Stargirl was treated too harshly by the other students from the first few months of school when everything about her was being judged and through her acceptance, eventual rejection, of her by the students.

As Janis is telling Cady about the different cliques at their school, she ponders "How do I begin to explain Regina George?" This is followed by comments and opinions by different students ': "Regina George is flawless" "She has two Fendi purses and a silver Lexus". The fact that the second comment made about her describes the products that she owns says a lot about our consumer culture and recognition of brands, and the way we look up to people. Mean Girls emphasises that Regina is "fabulous, but she 's evil" - despite her attractiveness and the respect she is given, her behaviour and personality leave much to be desired. Even though she is downright nasty and universally hated, people still want to be like

Regina’s “flawless” appearance established her power among other girls. Among high school girls, power is stereotypically established through looks. As shown in Mean Girls, girls will look up the person they feel has the ideal appearance. The random comments said about Regina indicate that she is idolized by many of the girls attending North Shore High School. Other girls know everything about her, because they want to be just like her. This entrenches Regina’s position at the school.

Ashley took a long time to open up to people. Some people may think, why is it so hard for her to open up to others? All you had to do is start up a conversation. Why does she shut herself out of the real world? The reason why Ashley had such a hard time opening up to others was because she was abused. Her foster parents put it into her mind that she shouldn’t speak about what she was going through or else she would be punished. One time the Moss’s had some inspectors come by the house. She told the kids to put on a show to make it look like a great foster home, “ Surely Mrs. Moss would punish me if she thought I was ruining her little show” (Rhodes-Courter 92). Mrs. Moss chose to have the children sing, You are my Sunshine after she heard Ashley sing it to one of the younger kids to cheer her up. By doing so, she struck a chord in Ashley because that song was Ashley’s mother and her song. That song was the song that tied happiness to her relationship with her mother. That moment symbolized the loss of hope Ashley had to be taken out of the foster home. Another reason some people may not agree that Ashley Rhodes-Courter is successful is because, after living with her adoptive family for a few months, Ashley drugged her parents. No kid should drug their parents, it’s wrong. Even if the child is mad or finds it amusing they shouldn’t do it, because it’s not ethical. The reason why Ashley had the audacity to drug her parents was because she was peer pressured into doing so. She was friends with a girl named, Brooke. Brooke wasn’t a great influence on Ashley, Brooke was that child that liked to do the wrong things. She once had Ashley wait 30 minutes after a movie was finished so she could make out with her boyfriend, “When I dragged Brooke outside, Gay- who had been waiting for more than a half hour- was seething” (Rhodes-Courter 242). Brooke wanted to hang out with her boyfriend, but her

     Leo had a bad feeling about putting Stargirl on “Hot Seat” because he was afraid that something was going to happen, like the jury will ask a bad question, or  that she was going to be known for not cheering for her own team.

A lot of it has to do with her urge to accomplish her goals. At the pep rally when Melinda was confronted by the other girls, Heather did not defend her.“For a minute, she looks like she’ll defend me. No, no, she won’t. It might interfere with her Plan.” (p.28) A good friend would stick up for their friends when everyone else turned against them. But Heather decided to not get involved with the event at the pep rally because she did not want to make it harder for herself to fit in. When Heather was having trouble with “The Marthas”, she said, “I was going to ask you to help, then say I did it by myself...” (p.80) Heather said that she considered taking the credit for herself even when she didn’t do anything just to make the other girls like her. When Heather said she didn’t want to be friends with Melinda anymore, Melinda’ reaction was, “I was the only person who talked to you on the first day of school, and now you’re blowing me off because I am a little depressed?” (p.106) Melinda, given that she is so quiet stood up to Heather because she was leaving the first person she was friends with at Merryweather, to join the most popular group in school. Even Melinda thought that was pretty harsh. Given that she has so much purpose, she will stop at nothing to get what she

Mica High now shunned both Stargirl and Leo for several months. At the Ocotillo Ball, things changed. Throughout the night, people started to realize that Stargirl wasn’t so bad. Suddenly, people started to worry less about what others were thinking about them, and more about how much fun they were having. Stargirl taught them how to be themselves again.

The negative comments the crowd had said got to Stargirl they made her tremendously disappointed. The theme was evident by Stargirl not giving up on herself even though she lost her motivation and support from the

However, her choice to belong to this group has created a distance between her original friends as the movie develops.

In Chapter 16, Leo is going over to Stargirl’s house to talk to her. As he is walking up the driveway, Stargirl says,“Remember when you followed me into the desert that day after school?" (Spinelli, 80). After that, Leo wanted to stay and curl up there on the driveway and go to sleep. He felt happy to be with Stargirl. In Stargirl, it says, “‘I love filers!’ she exclaimed. ‘Filers are found at the bottom of where the eye doesn’t travel’” (Spinelli, 112). Before he knew her better, he thought Stargirl was a stalker and felt uncomfortable being with her. After that day, Leo felt more comfortable knowing how she found out about other people’s lives. Through dialogue, Leo has shown his change from thrilled to comfortable with Stargirl.

How stargirl is conform. Stargirl has comorm by being a cheerleader. Stargirl has conform by being on hot set because she was pretending that hot set set was really hot. Star girl girl does not follow the rules at the school because she brings a rat and a ukulele and plays it.