Target is a term taken from “The Queen Bee and Her Court” by Rosalind Wiseman, and is heavily applicable to high school sophomore, Alex. Unfortunately, she has been in this position since the beginning of her 6th grade year. Landing at the bottom of the social totem-pole, she is continually bullied and picked on by her peers. Nevertheless, she remains a warm-hearted, funny, and considerate member of the golf team. Furthermore, she has many talents, including painting, writing, and musical ability. However, she is viewed differently than the other student and is often rejected by her peers as a result of her quirky and shy behaviors. She regularly has a hard time communicating openly with others and sits quietly listening instead of actively
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Often she sits alone or stands by herself at school events, gatherings, and lunch. Nevertheless, Alex resolves to find a way to fit in. Yet in accordance to her introverted ways, she does not want to tell anyone how she feels, proposing a unique problem for Alex. She must overcome her fears and put aside wrong opinions in order to alter her position. Thus, Alex resolves to either become more extroverted and search for a group be a part of, to find at least one person who accepts her for who she is, or to simply wait for something to happen - all while not losing sight of her identity.
Statement of the Problem
Alex is considered to be a target, a term relating to “Queen Bee and her Court” by Rosalind Wiseman. According to the author, “girls outside the clique tend to become Targets because they’ve challenged the clique or because their style of dress, behavior, and such are outside the norms acceptable to the clique” (Wiseman 354). Alex is dealing with the struggle of trying to fit in with people from her school; a recurring problem for her. For example, Alex goes to Tipton-Rosemark Academy in Tipton County. She joined the golf team and the art club in order to interact …show more content…
This term, taken from “The Queen Bee and Her Court” by Rosalind Wiseman has applied to her since sixth grade even though she is a kind, funny, yet reserved member of the varsity girls’ golf team. Furthermore, she has many talents, including art and music, but is seen at as an outlier by her peers in light of her timid personality, especially exemplified in her quiet nature. As possible solutions to her problems, she has resolved to either become more extroverted and find a group to fit in with, to find at least one person who accepts her, or to simply wait for something to happen. Nevertheless, should she find one person to talk to, she will acquire more friends and begin a new life with more self-confidence along the way. Since she has trouble starting conversations, it will be easier to communicate with one person at a time. Though it may not be the easiest solution, it will have the most positive outcome for a better future and a change in her
Often she sits alone or stands by herself at school events, gatherings, and lunch. Nevertheless, Alex resolves to find a way to fit in. Yet in accordance to her introverted ways, she does not want to tell anyone how she feels, proposing a unique problem for Alex. She must overcome her fears and put aside wrong opinions in order to alter her position. Thus, Alex resolves to either become more extroverted and search for a group be a part of, to find at least one person who accepts her for who she is, or to simply wait for something to happen - all while not losing sight of her identity.
Statement of the Problem
Alex is considered to be a target, a term relating to “Queen Bee and her Court” by Rosalind Wiseman. According to the author, “girls outside the clique tend to become Targets because they’ve challenged the clique or because their style of dress, behavior, and such are outside the norms acceptable to the clique” (Wiseman 354). Alex is dealing with the struggle of trying to fit in with people from her school; a recurring problem for her. For example, Alex goes to Tipton-Rosemark Academy in Tipton County. She joined the golf team and the art club in order to interact …show more content…
This term, taken from “The Queen Bee and Her Court” by Rosalind Wiseman has applied to her since sixth grade even though she is a kind, funny, yet reserved member of the varsity girls’ golf team. Furthermore, she has many talents, including art and music, but is seen at as an outlier by her peers in light of her timid personality, especially exemplified in her quiet nature. As possible solutions to her problems, she has resolved to either become more extroverted and find a group to fit in with, to find at least one person who accepts her, or to simply wait for something to happen. Nevertheless, should she find one person to talk to, she will acquire more friends and begin a new life with more self-confidence along the way. Since she has trouble starting conversations, it will be easier to communicate with one person at a time. Though it may not be the easiest solution, it will have the most positive outcome for a better future and a change in her