The Pregnancy Project Analysis

A stereotype is “to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same” (Merriam-Webster). Gaby Rodrigues co-author of The Pregnancy Project decided to spend her senior year of High School investigating stereotypes. She decided to fake her own pregnancy, even deciding most of her family and her boyfriend's parents, because she wanted to investigate the stereotypes associated with teen pregnancy. The Pregnancy Project is a memoir written by Gaby Rodriguez with Jenna Glatzer and it provides a unique insight into the world of pregnant teens. Gaby’s book is very relatable to both pregnant teens and teens, it might provide a beacon of hope for other girls who are also struggling to defy stereotypes themselves. There are many young girls in America that were born into low class families. Many people probably …show more content…
In her story Gaby stresses that teen pregnancy is glorious or a wonderful experience. In her memoir Gaby explains that she would pass people in the street and they would stare at her and her belly like it was a badge of shame. Even her only family and friends made horrible remarks such as, that she's ruined her life, she probably won’t even graduate. All of these things made it very difficult for Gaby to continue with her project, the only thing that kept her going was remembering that it would all be over in a few months. However, she wondered what it would be like for real teen moms whose troubles wouldn’t be over in a matter of months. One of the main things that Gaby learned from her project was that more support needs to be given to teen moms, after they are going to need all the support they can get in the years to come. Therefore there is no point it tearing down their self confidence. This is one of the morals that are expressed in Gaby’s book and they are words to live