Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Kendra
I am currently reading a really great book by Ellen Hopkins called Perfect. Overall, it is about a group of kids with their own stories who are striving to be "perfect". However, there is one character that I am really interested in finding out more about. Her names is Kendra. On the surface, other characters see her as a snobby and dumb cheerleader. However, when the reader is given the opportunity to see the world through her eyes, it is very easy to understand that what other characters see on the surface isn't all true. She is a pageant girl. (eek) Also, she knows that she is "pretty" in others eyes. But in poor Kendra's eyes, she isn't very pretty at all. In fact, throughout the story, she unfortunately becomes anorexic. She is also very obsessed with working out. No matter how much weight she loses she always tells herself "15 pounds to go." And when her hunger becomes unbearable she still doesn't turn to food. Instead she picks up pill bottles. In her story the reader is given the chance to see the horrifying roller coaster that is an eating disorder. Even though this novel clearly contains heavier topics, I highly reccomend it.
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This seems like a horrible situation for any teenager to be in and I believe society pressures many children today to go to Harvard or Princeton so they can have a better life, and a better life means a better car, and a better car means your more happy. Of course, society focuses on the small things such as appearance and how much money you make to evaluate your success, for example, a comedian posted on Twitter that we should judge people on what car they drive instead of what they wear. In our fast-paced modern society, many people don't have the time to truly see someone like Kendra for who they really are and their full potential as a person; it's a flaw in our society that we can fix just by changing our view of strangers and others.
ReplyDeleteThis book seems very interesting and sheds much needed light on an all-too-common situation. The difference in the way that others view Kendra and the way she views herself is horrific, yet interesting at the same time. With her being "popular" and a pageant girl, it seems as though nobody would suspect her of being in this position. It really demonstrates how much people can hide things and how you could never really know people that you think you are close to.
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a very good book I'm defiantly going to read this.
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