Girl, Interrupted

In the 1999 film, Girl, Interrupted directed by James Mangold, the main character, Susanna Kaysen deals with the atrocities and horrors that come with being institutionalized in a mental hospital. Set in the 1960’s, many of the methods used by the hospital were backwards and outdated, even for the sixties. While many of the characters have interesting illnesses, Susanna’s borderline personality disorder is particularly interesting. Borderline personality disorder, or BPD for short, is often…

Joanne Greenberg in her 1964 semi-autobiographical novel I Never Promise You a Rose Garden and James Mangold in his 1999 film adaption of Girl, Interrupted, establish how much of a great importance a person’s identity is and the struggle and pain a mental health has on one’s mind and that it should never be bushed off as it leads to emotional and mental instability. One’s identity is what defines who and what a person is along with their purpose for existence. When lost, this can lead to…

schoolyard sandbox sat two little girls; one with raven-black hair and forest green eyes and the other with hair as red as blood and irises that resembled the dark night sky. The redhead was dressed fairly odd for a month of early spring, as she was wearing a witch costume and holding a broom as if it were Halloween. The raveonette didn’t seem to mind at all but couldn’t help but wonder why the redhead wasn’t wearing a school uniform like she and the other girls were forced to wear. The…

Trydua said that the leader of the popular girls should go first. She said that her name is Vaque and that she is sorry for what she has done. Vimofrua said that it is all okay. Vaque said that the popular girls saw her ounce wearing her cousins fancy clothes so they accepted her into the group because they thought that she was rich, fancy, ect, so she started to steal clothes…

When analyzing The Little Mermaid, Giroux holds Ariel under scrutiny with her relationship with the men in her life and how her perfect body might lead little girls to idealize unhealthy body standards for themselves. Giroux describes Ariel as “modeled after a slightly anorexic Barbie Doll,” due to her slim figure, large breasts, and wide eyes, all which seems like too much for a sixteen year old. The two main male relationships that Ariel has are between her father, King Triton, and her love…

“Mackenzie you can’t quit.” I look up at Alicia in Tears. “I can’t do this anymore it’s too much.” “Kenz I have never heard Colleen talk about someone the way she talks about you. You’re Collen’s girl. You might not be the best but one day you will we all see it. You have to use lacrosse as an outlet right now. I know you’re going through some tough stuff but it will get better. When Colleen wanted you to play high school Blake and I were a little on the edge but we went with it. The reason…

after he groped her under her skirt. What made her say thank you after being assaulted? Women have always been taught to be quiet and polite since they were little. Girls are more likely to be interrupted and shut down compared to boys who are expected to be rambunctious. At such a young age, woman have become self-doubting…

you call "the sun", but I call it "home". Oh, and also, just to let you know, I'm also in high school so on top of crime fighting and normal life stuff, I also have tons of drama and homework. And with the whole superhero-is-just-an-average-teenage-girl-in-high school thing is already plenty of stress. So, as I have said before, I was born in the center of the sun. I don't really remember much of my childhood though. Of course I just forget the most I'm portant years of my life that make me who…

desire not to be black that she is willing the imagine harm to her black body. In addition to thinking about Morrison’s presentation of this theme, I also thought about the documentary Dark Girls and thought back to the way that the way that the manifestation of colorism was shown by the director. The little black girls' choice of dolls was one way that this was shown, therefore, inspiring me to incorporate details about Pecola’s creation of a doll that emulates white beauty standards. I took…

pauses as his eyes land on the only girl. “Miss, what’s your name?” The girl stepped forward. “Olympia.” “Ok Olympia, let’s see what you can do.” With that the coach walked over to the goal and Olympia got ready with her ball. She dribbled not even five steps when the coach interrupted her. “Ok, I´ve seen enough.” “What?! I haven't even started?” Olympia exclaimed. “And if you did something even remotely impressive do you really think I’m going to let a weak little girl play on MY soccer…