After reading through all of Mostly Good Girls, I have gained a new perspective of stereotypes and of high school. I followed Violet through her heartbreaks, stress and peer pressure. I can honestly say that most of what you hear about high school may or may not be true, however the lesson you get out of it will always be similar.
Summary:
High school may change you, it may bring you to who you really are or it might even bring you to consensus of who you aren't! Violet realizes that she will always have to deal with the stress of not only high school, but of life. She goes through losing a best friend to the evils of high school, in which Katie (her best friend) decides she isn't that perfect score PSAT and perfect girl anymore. No sir, she is now the rebel. She turns to drugs, in which you get a sense of peer pressure from. From her boyfriend and just the 'rules' of society. Katie needed to learn that drugs, and cool boyfriend, and losing who you are won't bring you to any good. Now, Violet knew the difference from right and wrong. However, Violet has lost her partner in crime and has to deal with the fact that she may have to go through High School without her best friend. Violet needed to focus on her exams and writing her newspaper, but what if the same peer pressure that brought Katie to no good, will bring Violet to change herself? Hmm.. Katie tries to persuade Violet to have a little 'fun', some of which that could lead to major damage for Violet's writing career. Who knew that revealing the truth about their high school would lead to complaints. Well, one complaint.. from the mean girl. Katie and Violet get busted, but in the process Violet may have lost her job as editor-in-chief for the newspaper but she received the chance to renew her friendship with Katie. This taught me that even if you may have peer pressure to change yourself to fit in, there will always be someone who knows the real you and respects you for how you come. Violet needed Katie, and Katie needed Violet. They knew each other so well, and helped them come to reach a conclusion on who they really are, and who they belonged with.
.. Each other.
This is where the stereotypes come in for high schools. There's the mean girl, the nerds and the jocks. Ever wonder what would happen if we lost the idea of these divisions? I think that the author subtly placed these divisions in there, however Katie and Violet were able to overcome that. Violet is painted as the nerd, while Katie is painted as the preppy/nerdy rich chick. Opposite ends of the spectrum, meet. Odds against them, they were still able to create a lasting relationship. Our high school isn't perfect, you do see these divisions. But, what if we could erase these 'boundaries' and let you mix yourself in with whoever you wanted. You never know what could come of it.
Even though this book took high school stereotypes to the extremes, it did help to understand how it could be possible. We have many of the same problems her school did, maybe with experience it will get easier to deal with stress and losing friends. High School will be some of the greatest four years of our lives. You find yourself, and you find the person you wish to be in the future. When reading this book, at first, I didn't feel as though there was going to be a moral. But as I read on, I realized the author was painting a picture of what a typical high school was, and what you could do to solve any of the obstacles that may stop you.
Lessons I learned from each character-
Katie-
Summary:
High school may change you, it may bring you to who you really are or it might even bring you to consensus of who you aren't! Violet realizes that she will always have to deal with the stress of not only high school, but of life. She goes through losing a best friend to the evils of high school, in which Katie (her best friend) decides she isn't that perfect score PSAT and perfect girl anymore. No sir, she is now the rebel. She turns to drugs, in which you get a sense of peer pressure from. From her boyfriend and just the 'rules' of society. Katie needed to learn that drugs, and cool boyfriend, and losing who you are won't bring you to any good. Now, Violet knew the difference from right and wrong. However, Violet has lost her partner in crime and has to deal with the fact that she may have to go through High School without her best friend. Violet needed to focus on her exams and writing her newspaper, but what if the same peer pressure that brought Katie to no good, will bring Violet to change herself? Hmm.. Katie tries to persuade Violet to have a little 'fun', some of which that could lead to major damage for Violet's writing career. Who knew that revealing the truth about their high school would lead to complaints. Well, one complaint.. from the mean girl. Katie and Violet get busted, but in the process Violet may have lost her job as editor-in-chief for the newspaper but she received the chance to renew her friendship with Katie. This taught me that even if you may have peer pressure to change yourself to fit in, there will always be someone who knows the real you and respects you for how you come. Violet needed Katie, and Katie needed Violet. They knew each other so well, and helped them come to reach a conclusion on who they really are, and who they belonged with.
.. Each other.
This is where the stereotypes come in for high schools. There's the mean girl, the nerds and the jocks. Ever wonder what would happen if we lost the idea of these divisions? I think that the author subtly placed these divisions in there, however Katie and Violet were able to overcome that. Violet is painted as the nerd, while Katie is painted as the preppy/nerdy rich chick. Opposite ends of the spectrum, meet. Odds against them, they were still able to create a lasting relationship. Our high school isn't perfect, you do see these divisions. But, what if we could erase these 'boundaries' and let you mix yourself in with whoever you wanted. You never know what could come of it.
Even though this book took high school stereotypes to the extremes, it did help to understand how it could be possible. We have many of the same problems her school did, maybe with experience it will get easier to deal with stress and losing friends. High School will be some of the greatest four years of our lives. You find yourself, and you find the person you wish to be in the future. When reading this book, at first, I didn't feel as though there was going to be a moral. But as I read on, I realized the author was painting a picture of what a typical high school was, and what you could do to solve any of the obstacles that may stop you.
Lessons I learned from each character-
Katie-
- Be yourself-No boy and no friend should be able to change you
- Love yourself first
- Be pleased with your accomplishments
- Find someone to support you in times of need
- Make good choices
- Use an benefits you have as an advantage in life. It is a privilege to have some of the things you have in your life.
Violet-
- Work hard
- Great things will come to those who work hard
- Have a great support system
- Follow your beliefs
- Don't take your support system for less than it is; they are only there to help.
- Listen to your parents advice
These tips may just get me through High School in one piece :)
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Sounds like a good book. i like how you add a lesson from the character in your blog. Keep on writing and happy reading journey! Good Job!
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