Donna Williams Monologue

A feeling of desperation and lonesomeness, coming to the realization that you would do anything and everything with all of your mental and physical power to fit in. Including changing everything that makes you who you are. Being a “Stranger in the village” is difficult to endure, and some people are not capable of handling the desolation. When moving from state to state, it’s understandable that one might feel alone, but in most circumstances after spending sometime in a new place, a person will begin to befriend new people and separating themselves from others. Most certainly that does not always happen, and in those situations is where the real problem comes to life.

When Donna Williams switched schools from East Troy High to Waterloo …show more content…
Behind all the laughing and bright smiles was still the same miserable girl that everyone loathed. She somehow managed to change everything about herself and in the end it didn’t lead to happiness. Due to the fact that she had “friends”, she knew that these people were still the same people who made fun and hated her from the very beginning. They were yet the very ones that caused her to cry herself to sleep at night and attempted to commit suicide.

Donna Williams dramatically changed herself and when she finally realized that she wasn’t happy being this new person with friends and new clothing. She came to the mind that she would rather be unhappy being herself, than happy pretending to be someone she’s not. The following day, she went to school after having her epiphany having reverted to her former self. She wasn’t bothered by the fact that the insults were back because she was glad to be able to act like herself even if it meant having no friends. Many individuals don’t know that changing who you are to fit in and become a part of the status quo doesn’t result in happiness. Most of the time, being the “stranger in the village”is way better than being a “villager” if you have to pretend to be something you’re