Mean Girls Book Report

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Walking through the halls, the average freshman gets a first glance at what the next four years of their life will be like. To the right, a flock of dumb jocks, and to the left, a herd of video game enthusiasts. Directly in front, the hierarchy of the school strolls on through with the glow of popularity. Closely behind, the fan boys and girls admiring the fame of the spot lighted teens of high school. The fictional idea of what a high school in America is like isn’t completely true. There are the queen bees and the wannabes, the cost of friendship, and the cruelty of girls. Although they bear some similarities, the difference between my high school experience and the one in Mean Girls is clear. In every school, there will be the Queen Bees …show more content…

In the case of Mean Girls, the girls of North Shore High School started an all out brawl that all started with the “burn-book” of Regina George's creation (Mean Girls 2004). More than “3.2 billion students” get bullied each year (11 Facts About Bullying). Regina is the queen of getting revenge. After being betrayed by Cady Heron and the other Plastics, she copied the pages of the burn-book and spread them around the school. As the girls started to read, the tempers flared and fights broke out. In my experience, I have never seen anything like what was seen in Mean Girls. Talking behind people's backs and making fun of them is common but rarely is it seen. When girls say that they love your clothes, you can never be sure they are sincere. For example, Regina compliments another girls “vintage” skirt, but then immediately tells CAdy that it was the “ugliest f-ing skirt” (Mean Girls). Another example is Regina's feelings to others and how she puts them down to bring her self-image up. At the feet of Aaron Samuels, Regina’s jealousy of Cady forces her to to rapacious things. Regina’s efforts to keep Aaron for herself leads to her trying to “help” her new friend but instead lowers the perception of Cady in Aaron's eyes saying how “socially retarded and weird” she really is (Mean Girls). Seeing groups of friends around school, they do talk “poorly” behind the others back (My experience). How girls treat each other in fictional high schools may not be completely true in reality but there are similarities. The cost of friendship cannot be handled

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