Peer Pressure In Easy A

Peer pressure is substantially concentrated in teen and young adult years due to a coercion of teenagers’ minds to fit in as opposed to not associating oneself as an outsider. This theme is frequently portrayed in the visual text ‘Easy A’ produced in 2010, written by Bert V. Royal and directed by Will Gluck. This theme is communicated through the characterization and dialogue of the main characters, especially Olive Penderghast. She is an enigma who presents a true representation and portrayal of the simple theme peer pressure. She depicts the lengths one who is desperate for peer attention and admiration will go to. Olive is a conservative, intelligent, ‘under the radar’ 17 year old student who describes herself as “average boob size” or just a regular Nancy. Residing in Ojai California and attending her last …show more content…
This shows how she started negatively shaping her image, acting out of desperation for the acceptance of her peers. This is for the main character to receive the attention that she has been deprived of due to her tranquil, mundane reputation. When rumors spread around the school of her virginity busting ways, Olive finds herself having to continue to keep up with the scheme she’s devoted herself to and embraces her newfound popularity and reputation. She was conforming to peoples new perceptions of her and becoming the new school harlot by wearing trashy clothing embroided with a bold red letter A and accepting financial payments from guys to make up lies about the two of them sexually. This depiction reinforces the notion of status and peer pressure as a universal phenomenon because the males also want to increase their status among their peers. Olive has now become severely outcast and ostracized and must now endure the backlash of her