Finding Her Way: How Kylie And Angela Overcame Their Problems

How Kylie and Angela Overcame Their Problems In a world filled with diversity and differences, there is a lot of room for misunderstandings about who you really are. When people don’t look the same, talk the same, or cannot function the same as others, the world is quick to pick out the differences. Talking about these cultural differences can be a challenge that people have to cope with everyday, and many people do. In the text, “Finding Her Way,” we meet a girl named Angela. Angela is a korean girl who stuck out because she was the only asian girl in school, other than her sister. In an interview with Stacey, Angela reveals some of the challenges she faced. In another text called “Kylie’s Project,” Kylie is a girl in a wheelchair, who loves to ride horses. Kylie and Angela both are different than some of their friends, but they both are able to come over their problems by being stronger than their personal challenges. These readings show how Angela and Kylie coped with their situations in different ways. Angela took the problem and ignored it, to show it didn’t bother her. We see this when Angela says, “I would try to ignore them and pretend they didn’t bother me.” Angela took the problem and showed others that she didn’t have an emotion to their remarks. Kylie, took on her personal challenge by addressing it to others. She remained confident in herself throughout the story. Kylie says, “Riding has made me a lot stronger and has improved my …show more content…
Kylie addressed her problems in front of an audience, by talking about what she loved. Angela ignored rude remarks by showing others that they didn’t affect her, that she was stronger. I think that both characters were able to overcome their problems the right way. So many people are bullied every day when it comes to appearance and customs, but Kylie and Angela are great examples of how to overcome those