In the bustling theater of my thoughts, Regina and Tina Fey play prominent roles, each representing different aspects of my inner voice. Regina, a central figure in "Mean Girls," embodies doubt and criticism, often dominating the stage with her cutting remarks. She's the mean girl of my thoughts, always ready to belittle and criticize, as if auditioning for the role of Queen Bee in "Mean Girls: The Sequel." Tina Fey, a key actress in "Mean Girls," stands in stark contrast as the voice of reason and self-compassion, offering encouragement and support, though often relegated to the sidelines. Navigating life with these dueling personas can be draining. Regina's voice is incessant, whispering, "You can't do this." You're not good enough." Tina Fey, in contrast, counters with reassurance, "Ignore her." …show more content…
However, through self-reflection, I've learned to challenge her authority, recognizing her as a fictional character in the narrative of my life, not the protagonist. Tina Fey has been instrumental in this process, offering a counterbalance to Regina's negativity. Her words of kindness and self-compassion have helped me see myself in a new light. She's the friend who's always there to remind me, "Failure is just a detour to success." One memorable instance was during an interview for a summer job. Regina's voice whispered, "You'll never get this job," filling me with doubt. But Tina Fey intervened, reminding me of my qualifications and worth. Her voice drowned out Regina's negativity, and I walked into the interview with confidence, ultimately landing the position. Another significant moment occurred during a family argument with my older sibling. Regina's voice was quick to criticize, saying, "You're a terrible sister." You always mess things
She uses this advice when she’s faced with problems. “I try to be aware of my interactions, and realize that it’s not always my fault. I used to take things personally, but this job has made me realize that people have difficult lives. I try to approach situations with kindness and respect, and not internalize things so
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Her character and personality is a prime example of perfectionism. In the movie, she secures the title of “queen bee” within her group of friends. Regina controlled her friends on what to believe, what to say, and even what to wear. Showing no signs of sympathy, Regina refused to allow anyone below her standards of ideal into her small group of friends. Quickly, she mastered superiority making not only her friends feel inferior but also other peers. Annoyed at Regina’s manipulating, controlling, and self-centered ways, Regina’s group of friends turn their back to her. In the end, Regina loses her friends and becomes hated as a result of her perfectionism. Regina’s perfectionism leads to her social
The film, Mean Girls, is about a teenage girl named Cady Heron. She was educated in Africa by her scientist parents. When her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, Cady finally gets to experience public school and gets an understanding on the cruel, tacit laws of popularity, that divide her fellow students into tightly knit cliques. She unwittingly finds herself in the good graces of an elite group of cool students called "The Plastics," but Cady soon realizes how her shallow group of new friends, Regina George, Gretchen Wieners, and Karen Smith, earned this nickname. I will discuss how Radical Feminist Theory, Queer Theory, and Anti-Racist Theory, are used to criticize the movie.
Regina George is a junior in high school who is described as teen royalty. As the leader of her clique referred to as “The Plastics”, she rules the school with her best friends Gretchen Weiners and Karen Smith loyally at her side. The three girls feed off of tearing the other girls in the school down and diminishing them by writing awful rumors and secrets in the “Burn Book”. With her tall and skinny physique, bright blonde hair and good-looks, she uses her sex appeal and superiority to manipulate and victimize the people around her including her family. Regina easily controls her family members. Her mother worships the ground Regina walks on and desperately looks to her for acceptance. Her ability to make other girls at school feel inferior fuels her power, as queen bee Regina is seen as the “it” girl. Everyone wants to look like her, dress like her, and be just like her. She uses her sex appeal to get any guy she wants and dangles them around everyone else to make them jealous.
Elinor expects high expectations from Merida to conform to the traditional ways of a Scottish royal with out explaining much of what Merida should do. Merida’s outcome of rebellion towards her mother is shown throughout the movie, which is also part of the suggested outcome of a child under the authoritarian parenting style. In the film Mean Girls, Regina Georges mom, Mrs. George, is displayed as a mother who uses the permissive style of parenting. Mrs. George is a very relaxed parent and does not enforce strict rules on any of the girls and never uses punishment on them. In result Regina George matches the suggested outcomes of a child under the parenting style of permissive. Regina George does not accept her responsibility of the “Burn Book” but blames it on Cady instead; thus showing the characteristic of give-and-take of peer
Although a desert is a dangerous place, full of snakes; and coyotes with very few people visit,; Regina still manages to survives despite the harsh circumstances. She even learns how to use a gun to protects herself from the threatening wildlife. The death of her Junior, her husband, made Regina become stronger and independent. Because of marrying him, she gets his army benefits. She could not stay and hide in the shadows. Without her husband, she still gets new jobs, the jobs she dream of. She also has a business which earns her extra money for her daily life. Regina takes care of Gabo like her own son. She loves and respects her family, which is shown in the way she is worried about the disappearance of her brother, or when she wants to take her nephew to New York. She is trying to do something goods for her family, but t the gruesome death of Gabo's mother and the disappearance of Rafa, make Regina and Gabo rely on each
George, mother of Regina George can be seen as a true definition of a parenting model. As stated in Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender and Culture by Julia T. Wood, “once children have gender constancy, they actively look for role models for their sex and use those models to develop masculine or feminine qualities” (Wood, 151). Mrs. George is a mom who is stuck in her high school days and enjoys living through all or Regina’s drama and life experiences. At one point in the movie, Mrs. George says to Regina and the Plastics, “I just want you to know, if you ever need anything, don 't be shy, Ok? There are no rules in the house. I 'm not like a “regular” mom, I 'm a “cool” mom” (Michaels). Mrs. George can be seen as a permissive-indulgent parent who wants to be very involved with Regina’s life but also does not want to control what she does. Due to the fact that Mrs. George was not a very mature parent throughout Regina’s early years, Regina ultimately conformed into the type of woman that her mom modeled her to act and behave. Mrs. George continuously models what she believes a feminine woman act and dress like throughout the film. A great example of this would be how Mrs. George almost encourages her daughter to be sexually active with her partner. Mrs. George says to Regina and her partner, “Can I get you guys anything? Some snacks? A condom? Let me know! Oh, God love ya” (Michaels). Julia T. Wood mentions, “by observing parents, children often learn the roles
I started the interview off by asking a very arcane and confusing question to Regina; what makes you, you? She was flabbergasted and didn’t know how to respond. She stumbled and stuttered to say almost nothing for about three minutes. Then she started to talk and talk she did. She summarized her comments with “People grow up all coming from all different kinds of places, backgrounds and families. They will all have different identities. Gender affects the decisions made by people. Their identity and the nature of the person make them act the way they do. Nobody is the same and ...
For instance, in a ritual-like scene, Regina starts whining about how her hips are huge and the other girls naturally follow her with complains about themselves.
Regina Maywack lived just down the road from me. Before 5th grade I never knew who she was. As the year progressed we got closer and closer. Regina was extremely talented. She was, in my mind, a genius; she loved school and always did well. She was also blessed with athletic ability. Something I respected since most other kids we knew weren't involved in sports. No matter what day it was I always went to school knowing that Regina would be there with a smile on her face. It seemed as though she didn't have a care in the world. There were days I would show up mad at something my parents had done, or at something that hadn't gone my way, and she would just look at me with those honest eyes and tell me to be thankful for the good things.
the whole play and she always out does the men in the play by a long
I don’t know where I would be without my best friend. The person who keeps me sane when my family is driving me crazy, or the person who will stay up with me all night to support me when I have a last minute paper due in a class; I don’t know where I would be without that support. I found this support in my best friend, my sister from another father, Regina. Regina is an eccentric, overbearing, lover of all things natural type of girl. She lives life to the fullest and never backs down from a challenge. She is funny, full of whit and sharper than a tack fresh out of the box. Although it hasn’t always been a smooth road for us we still remain friends to this day.
The name also allows Regina to develop more of a personality beyond wickedness and allows others to question this concept of goodness being associated with her. Regina at times makes good decisions, she chooses to protect the people she loves while constantly struggling with this darkness that is in her; she wants to be good for her son. In “Once Upon a Time” goodness is a term that cannot be used to describe a character in its entirety, it can be used to describe an action but not a person. For example, Snow White is supposed to be the walking symbol for goodness, she is pure in everything she does. However, in this adaptation of “Snow White” in “Once Upon a Time”, Snow, or Mary Margret, makes some not so good decisions when she chooses to destroy Cora’s heart, proving that a person is not always good, because goodness simply cannot exist without wickedness.
To most people the movie Mean Girls is simply a silly teen chick flick and is not good for anything but pure entrainment. Even though Mean Girls is slightly dramatized, high school in reality is perfectly portrayed through this movie. Every high school varies but there is always a domain group of students. The socially powerful are the rich and beautiful girls and everyone else are the loyal subjects to their castle. However, there is a twist in Mean Girls, the message is actually positive. Mean Girls is sending a message that women should not criticize one another to feel empowerment, it is unattractive to men to be mindless, and that White Americans have domains over other races. This movie also implies that nothing wrong with being different from what society accepts.