Definition Essay On Cliques

Jerry Spinelli once said, “Don't confine yourself to a select group of friends, often known as a clique. Cliques by definition leaves people out. Lock yourself into one, and you'll never know how many terrific friendships you may be missing.” Today, most people allow themselves to be sorted into friend groups and be labeled by the media. When allowing the media and world around them do this, they can become something they are truly not. Some people don’t let anything but their actions define them. Some say that cliques benefitted them, but others say that they missed out on an opportunity something that could have led to a life long friendship. When people are labeled, others see them as only that label, and never reach out to them.

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Cliques thrive with labels. The definition of a clique is a small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them. This word came about in 1711 and is from the old french word “cliquer”. There are all kinds of different cliques. For example there are jocks, mathletes, drama geeks, band nerds, slackers, the preppy kids, the popular group, the goths, the gamers, and much more. Cliques can be seen anywhere from the movie screen to the school cafeteria to the workplace office. They are everywhere! But are they such a bad …show more content…
In the last scene of the movie it shows everyone getting along and the cliques, including the Plastics, have dissolved. Cliques can destroy people. They can destroy personalities and friendships. Each clique is labeled into certain categories. The media is constantly fueling the idea of cliques in movies and in television shows.People let themselves be defined by how many followers they have on social media. When their friend has more followers than they do, they become jealous and desire to gain more