Introduction: Growing up is not easy and sometimes young-adults feel alienated from their peers. Many authors empathize with youngsters by writing books that help them face their pressures and embrace their differences. Young-adult author Judy Blume, tries to connect with her audiences real life struggles in the book Blubber however, some critics thought her use of profanity might set bad examples for her readers.
• Childhood: Judy Sussman (Blume) was born on February 12th,1938 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Her parents are Ralph Sussman and Esther (Rosenfeld) Sussman (“Bogart “Judy Blume Biography” 1). In 1959 she was planning her wedding with her first husband John Blume, but her father passed away. They both wants to back out and wait to be married …show more content…
She was only 21 years old and in her final year of college when she met John. They were married for 17 years with two children until 1976. After her and John were divorced she immediately jumped into another marriage in 1976 but the newlyweds only lasted two years before they were divorced in 1978. Judy’s third and final husband is George Cooper. Blume decided to wait and not rush into marriage. She waited nine years before she met the love of her life. Judy and George were married in 1987 and are still married to the very day (Nylind “Judy Blume: I thought this was America” …show more content…
That night the girls thought it would be funny to toilet paper and write on Linda’s sidewalk, “Blubber lives here”. When they were done vandalizing Jill looked up and saw Linda looking straight at them (43-44). The following Monday at school they would decide to pick on Linda at lunch when they noticed she was on a diet. They toss her stuff around and throw her apple on the ground, letting her get in trouble for “throwing her trash on the floor”(60-61). Wendy and Caroline make a list that says, “How to make fun of Blubber”. They both write really nasty things on it and make copies to handout to everyone in their class (72). The next day in math, Linda was walking up to give the teacher her paper and one of the girls trip her, causing her to fall flat on her face. Everyone starts laughing and pointing, the teacher doesn’t say anything but, “Linda, you need to be more careful” (73). Three days later, they were all playing kickball when Caroline purposely kicks Linda in the stomach with a kickball. Linda falls to the ground crying and telling the teacher that she did it on purpose, the gym teacher doesn’t listen and just tells her to go to the nurse with Jill. When they get down there Linda looks at Jill and says that she’ll get her back for how she has been treating her (75). The following day they trap Linda in the girls’ bathroom. Wendy
• Childhood: Judy Sussman (Blume) was born on February 12th,1938 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Her parents are Ralph Sussman and Esther (Rosenfeld) Sussman (“Bogart “Judy Blume Biography” 1). In 1959 she was planning her wedding with her first husband John Blume, but her father passed away. They both wants to back out and wait to be married …show more content…
She was only 21 years old and in her final year of college when she met John. They were married for 17 years with two children until 1976. After her and John were divorced she immediately jumped into another marriage in 1976 but the newlyweds only lasted two years before they were divorced in 1978. Judy’s third and final husband is George Cooper. Blume decided to wait and not rush into marriage. She waited nine years before she met the love of her life. Judy and George were married in 1987 and are still married to the very day (Nylind “Judy Blume: I thought this was America” …show more content…
That night the girls thought it would be funny to toilet paper and write on Linda’s sidewalk, “Blubber lives here”. When they were done vandalizing Jill looked up and saw Linda looking straight at them (43-44). The following Monday at school they would decide to pick on Linda at lunch when they noticed she was on a diet. They toss her stuff around and throw her apple on the ground, letting her get in trouble for “throwing her trash on the floor”(60-61). Wendy and Caroline make a list that says, “How to make fun of Blubber”. They both write really nasty things on it and make copies to handout to everyone in their class (72). The next day in math, Linda was walking up to give the teacher her paper and one of the girls trip her, causing her to fall flat on her face. Everyone starts laughing and pointing, the teacher doesn’t say anything but, “Linda, you need to be more careful” (73). Three days later, they were all playing kickball when Caroline purposely kicks Linda in the stomach with a kickball. Linda falls to the ground crying and telling the teacher that she did it on purpose, the gym teacher doesn’t listen and just tells her to go to the nurse with Jill. When they get down there Linda looks at Jill and says that she’ll get her back for how she has been treating her (75). The following day they trap Linda in the girls’ bathroom. Wendy