Please Stop Laughing at Me
Jodee Blanco the author and the narrator in the book, “Please Stop Laughing at Me” describes throughout the book, situations where she is bulled and harassed by her peers.
A psychological concept that someone could examine in this book is what level Jodee is in on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The main focus in the book is about acceptance in school and its effect on children. One could argue that Jodee goes from desiring the fourth level, esteem, and regressing to the third, social connections. The example of this in effect is when the neighborhood kids invite Jodee out for a game of softball, after earlier in the day throwing cement chunks at her. They say they are sorry and want to play softball together and she …show more content…
Afterwards, she says, “No matter how often I get abused or degraded, I keep going back for more, convincing myself that things are going to change […]” (Blanco). In other words, this shows the fight some kids have to deal with to attempt to pass the fourth level in the hierarchy, esteem. This example clearly presents an example of a continuous struggle to be accepted by her peers. In Maslow’s hierarchy it would be impossible for her to come to terms with her “inner potential” (Nevid); and see where she belongs if she does not have the connections with the neighborhood—her peers. Although, one could argue that it is not necessary for Jodee to want to go to the next level, going back and examining her thoughts and actions, one could determine that in the end that is what she desires the most, is to pass this stage. When this is not met, she regresses to the social …show more content…
According to Freud, anxiety is created when there is a conflict between or ID and the Superego (Nevid). To handle that stress Jodee tries to find ways to help people. One of the biggest ways she does this is by writing the book and helping people become aware of the issues that children are faced with when dealing with bullying. The definition of Altruism is, “it involves the unselfish concern for other people. It involves doing things simply out of a desire to help, not because you feel obligated to […]” (Cherry). Jodee takes all of her experiences good and the painful and presents it to the readers. Besides informing the oblivious adults, she is reaching out to the teens who are having struggles now and teaching them how to cope. She is showing them a light at the end of the tunnel. The story preaches self-confidence and standing up for what you believe in. It encourages the readers that in the end, it does not matter what happens now. In ten to twenty years you’ll survive and be that much stronger. When she does this for the reader it is her method for dealing with the conflicts she had to face when she was going through school. That is
Jodee Blanco the author and the narrator in the book, “Please Stop Laughing at Me” describes throughout the book, situations where she is bulled and harassed by her peers.
A psychological concept that someone could examine in this book is what level Jodee is in on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The main focus in the book is about acceptance in school and its effect on children. One could argue that Jodee goes from desiring the fourth level, esteem, and regressing to the third, social connections. The example of this in effect is when the neighborhood kids invite Jodee out for a game of softball, after earlier in the day throwing cement chunks at her. They say they are sorry and want to play softball together and she …show more content…
Afterwards, she says, “No matter how often I get abused or degraded, I keep going back for more, convincing myself that things are going to change […]” (Blanco). In other words, this shows the fight some kids have to deal with to attempt to pass the fourth level in the hierarchy, esteem. This example clearly presents an example of a continuous struggle to be accepted by her peers. In Maslow’s hierarchy it would be impossible for her to come to terms with her “inner potential” (Nevid); and see where she belongs if she does not have the connections with the neighborhood—her peers. Although, one could argue that it is not necessary for Jodee to want to go to the next level, going back and examining her thoughts and actions, one could determine that in the end that is what she desires the most, is to pass this stage. When this is not met, she regresses to the social …show more content…
According to Freud, anxiety is created when there is a conflict between or ID and the Superego (Nevid). To handle that stress Jodee tries to find ways to help people. One of the biggest ways she does this is by writing the book and helping people become aware of the issues that children are faced with when dealing with bullying. The definition of Altruism is, “it involves the unselfish concern for other people. It involves doing things simply out of a desire to help, not because you feel obligated to […]” (Cherry). Jodee takes all of her experiences good and the painful and presents it to the readers. Besides informing the oblivious adults, she is reaching out to the teens who are having struggles now and teaching them how to cope. She is showing them a light at the end of the tunnel. The story preaches self-confidence and standing up for what you believe in. It encourages the readers that in the end, it does not matter what happens now. In ten to twenty years you’ll survive and be that much stronger. When she does this for the reader it is her method for dealing with the conflicts she had to face when she was going through school. That is