Girls and Their Strive for Perfection

Every Girl strives to be perfect. Girls in my generation now, have different views on what it means to be perfect, and how exactly to get to the so called "level of perfection" status. Girls find their vision of perfect as a necessity not a want, so in time girls turn into teenagers, they become even more self conscious as they age. For instance, girls find that being a model, or having the body of a model is the definition of what perfect is or should look like in their perspective of things. Also, having the impression that having to look like a model is a must, changes the way girls even look at not only themselves as people, but their peers as well. Once girls start to change their mentality of how they look, it can spread low self esteem to their friends as well. This can be a danger to many girls physically and mentally because of the peer pressure girls have to go through in their lives.

            In relation to The Great Gatsby written by F.Scott Fitzgerald, the article relates to this novel through the theme of the American dream and conformity. In the novel, Gatsby’s vision of the “American dream” is to fit in with the people Daisy associates herself with in order to become closer to Daisy as the days go by. Gatsby’s way of conforming into society is that he became rich, and fit in with a society where it is considered normal to have a big amount of luxury handed to you at your feet. Gatsby’s pressure to conform into a society of people, who have money, is equally as similar to the pressure put upon girls to be perfect, whether it come from a magazine, TV or even peers, it starts with one person. Yourself.

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http://www.shiftwithlara.com/2010/08/why-do-girls-strive-for-perfection-in-their-appearance.html

How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation

The novel I am reading is called How to Ruin Your boyriend's Reputation by Simone Elkeles. I find this novel to be great to read because, it deals with teen issues today but yet contains humor throughout the story as well. Another thing is that, Teens can sometimes relate to this novel well, and Teenagers don't have to hold onto their emotions more than they usually do. In the novel the main charactr is Amy Nelson, she can be very tough at times. She is sometimes a very spoiled young woman, who always got what she wanted even if she didn't do much. Amy in the novel goes to meet her boyfriend in Israel named Avi. What she doesn't know so far is that she probably won't be treated any diffrently than the rest of her friends. Amy goes on an adventure to get closer to her boyfriend Avi, and her family as well.

The Murdered House

One of the novels I read this quarter was The Murdered House by Pierre Magnan. I found this novel to be interesting. This wasn't one of my favorite books to read this quarter. I am not that all interested in mystery novels, they don't interest me as much as other literary works. In this book, the main characters name is Seraphin Monge, and he was put into an orphanage while not even a month old. Throughout the book Seraphin is trying to uncover the murder of his family, and how they were murdered. Seraphin tries his hardest to find the people in the village who feels that they killed his family. Once again, this novel was very nteresting but not usually a novel that I would normally read.

As I Lay Dying

The novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is a very interesting yet very sad novel to read. In this novel William Faulkner writes about Children living in a house with their sick mother Addie. She has been ill for quite some time, and they suspect that she is going to pass away soon. For part of the book one of the children Cash starts to build a coffin for his sick mother, right in front of her bedroom window. This novel was very interesting yet difficult to read as well because of everything that went on in the book. The novel really starts out sad but later on the novel becomes about the children's issues themselves. I felt that overall this was a great novel to read because of the different views of different characters in the novel.

Prom

One of the novels I read this quarter was Prom written by Laurie Halse Anderson. This novel was very interesting to read and really touched some issues some teens may go through in high school. What I found interesting about this novel was that it touched teen issues but in my eyes i was still able to read behind the lines and find the humor that was in the novel as well. This novel is about a teenage girl named Ashley Hannigan, who isn't the best student and she doesn't really care for anything around her, but she will do anything to go to her high school prom to make her high school experience some what interesting in her eyes. This novel revolves around Ashley Hannigan's life and her friends and family around her. This novel really teaches people how to live with what you have, and make the best out of everything you get. Ashley, deals with her family and friends but still manages to pull through and work hard for what she wants for her school and her life in general.

Twilight

Twilight by Stephenie Meyers, is a very interesting novel. Edward and Bella have a very mysterious and interesting romance throughout the novel. It gets stronger and stronger throughout the book. They have a forbidden Romance between mortal and vampire, which made me very curious to keep on reading the book. They would go to far lengths for eachother, and do anything to protect eachother when in danger. The best thing about the novel was that It left you wanting to read more and the story helped you predict what may happen next. This novel also leaves me wondering what will end up happening next within their relationship, and how they will get through their obstacles that they may bump into throughout their forbidden relationship and how they can get through thick and thin with eachother.

Return to Paradise

The novel Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles was very intriguing. I thought that the novel was intriguing because every word on every page captured my attention right away. I couldn't put the book down once I started reading more and more of it each day. The reason the book was so intriguing was because of the on and off again romance between Caleb and Maggie. The best part about the book I personally think was, how strong Caleb and Maggie's relationship really is, and how their bond can never be broken no matter what the circumstances are. I loved how they would go beyond the limit for eachother no matter what.