Analysis Of Weetzie Bat By Francesca Lia Block

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Weetzie Bat is written by Francesca Lia Block. She stylized her novel similar as a fairy tale and yet urban feel that sets in Los Angeles, California. However, Blocks has her main character, named Weetzie Bat dealing with very realistic situations that teenagers deal with such as, sexuality, aids, teen-pregnancy, substance abuse and death. Author, Block has a happy rose-colored glass feel that nothing phases the characters within the story. However when removing the fuzzy feelings of her writing you see how grim the situations are in harsh reality. Despite the circumstances developing in Weetzie Bat’s story and what her friends face in these challenges, they act as any strong main character would; fighting for their own happy ending and trying to attain their happily ever in their gem of Los Angeles.
Block’s novel narrates the story of Weetzie Bat and focusing on her best friend, Dirk, his object of affection Duck, and Weetzie’s significant other …show more content…

The story begins with Weetzie and Dirk. Weetzie a young with Bleach-blonde flat top hair, skinny and an interesting sense of style with an obsession with Indian culture. Her Friend Dirk that has blue eyes and when first introduced as having a black Mohawk and is also gay. Though both beating at their own drum, both have similar hopes looking up to Hollywood since it serves as the main plot of the story and the actress Jane Mansfield that Weetzie Bat looks up to and last but not least both want to have happiness, love and a lasting relationship that seems to be quite difficult for Weetzie and Dirk to find the right boys but instead find “ducks” instead of swans to help complete their happy ending. Dirk’s grandmother, Fifi gives a golden magic lamp that contains a genie. (17-18) Weetzie

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