The book that I read this quarter was Stargirl written by Jerry Spinelli. Stargirl Caraway has been homeschooled her entire life until her 10th grade year. She became a student at Mica High School. It is usually not a big thing to get a new girl at school, but Stargirl was different. She did not dress or acts like the other students. Leo the producer of their high school, “Hot Seat”, television show. Had a particular interest in Stargirl. He thought she was amazing, he didn’t know this at first
Stargirl was another fantastic book Jerry Spinelli. He added interesting characters, such as, Leo the quiet and shy one, Stargirl unique and fun one, Dori Dilson Stargirl only friend, Archie the wise and elderly one, Kevin Leo’s friend that likes the stoplight, and Hillari Kimble the popular bratty one. This book takes place in MICA, Arizona. Now, in paragraph one I will discuss the plot of Stargirl. Next, I will talk about the theme in Stargirl. Finally, I will evaluate Jerry Spinelli`s job on
How far can you go to lose yourself? What distance are we willing to tred to dim the glow of your own starlight? In Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl several characters have vastly different personalities. Or do they? Is Leo Borlock really different from Hillary Kimble? Do they not both care for normality? For the attention of others? When Stargirl Caraway arrives, a butterfly engulfed by mist, the world shifted and grasped for an opportunity to hold onto something… divergent. An anomaly so far down their
social influence, groups can alter their members’ personality. Jerry Spinelli’s novel Stargirl depicts the physiological troubles with conformity as it’s main theme. Furthermore it leaves the reader inquiring is my personality truly me? Or had it been predisposed by the society? Spinelli declares that conformity damages a person’s personality through changing their identity, tolerance level, and individuality. In Stargirl, the high school symbolizes the general public, how the weak follows the influential
The book Stargirl, written by Jerry Spinelli is about a girl named Stargirl. Stargirl recently enrolled to a new school, Mica High School. She was different from the other students in several ways. She wore different outfits from the other kids and walked around Mica High playing her ukulele at lunch. Some of her behaviors led to Stargirl becoming the most popular girl in school. This includes cheering for the opposing team when she was a cheerleader. Stargirl makes an impact on her fellow classmates
personalities but they realize that being themselves is the best person they can be. Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl features the relationship between the protagonist; Leo and his girlfriend Stargirl, reveal the theme of Maintaining Individuality as Leo is put under pressure to choose Stargirl over his popular friends. One Main reason of maintaining Individuality from the featured relationship is that Stargirl reads bulletins and newspapers to find people in need to help them with Leo even though the high school
The novel I read—Stargirl—presented ideas about individuality and challenging standard social attitudes, practices, and, in general, social standards that we as everyday people are used to. Set in Mica Area High School, the story follows Stargirl Caraway as her unconventional behavior and free-spirited nature are new to the students of her school. Through the eyes of Stargirl Caraway, the novel prompts readers to ponder the importance of individuality. This analysis will explore Stargirl's character
because it can give us benefits in life. In Jerry Spinelli's Stargirl he asks the reader to consider whether it is good or bad to conform. Leo is the main character in the story. Stargirl is a really important outsider who changes Leo’s perspective of how he lives. Leo forces Stargirl to conform to the group, but it doesn't turn out very well. She ends up being popular but deep inside she is feeling really sad. Leo learns a lot from Stargirl, but the main thing that he learns is that you can’t force
Twinkle Little Star In the novel, Stardust, written by Neil Gorman, there are many important quotes that pertain to the overall plot. Stardust, is a non-fiction novel that included elements of suspense, thrill, and romance. The overall theme of the novel is romance from a different element, a star. Tristran Thorn, had his heart set on his dream girl, Victoria Forester, however she had heart taken by someone else. A shooting star fell one day in the city of Babylon. Thristran made Victoria a promise
Since a child, Stargirl had always seemed a bit… off. Her parents seemed to adore her weirdness, they even seemed to encourage it at times. To demonstrate, her parents called her Pocketmouse. They used it to so much that even she started referring to herself as Pocketmouse instead of Susan. But did her parents ever do anything about it? Of course not. She kept the nickname, until she changed it to Mudpie. Then Hullygully. And then Stargirl. But at the time, I knew her as Mudpie. She was my cousin
The book I read was Stargirl written by Jerry Spinelli. The main character of this book is Susan Caraway, but everyone knows her as Stargirl. Stargirl is about 16 years old. She is in 10th grade. Her hair is the color of sand and falls to her shoulders. A “sprinkle” of freckles crosses her nose. Mostly, she looked like a hundred other girls in school, except for two things. She didn’t wear makeup and her eyes were bigger than anyone else’s in the school. Also, she wore outrageous clothes. Normal
Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli, is a realistic fiction book. Stargirl captures Leo’s heart right from the moment she waltzes in on Mica High. She has the whole school in uproar, she sings happy birthday to people on her ukulele and leaves small presents and flowers on their desks. But when Stargirl cheers for the other team at a game, the whole school suddenly turns against her. Confused and upset, Leo forces Stargirl to be the one thing that can destroy her… normal. In the end Stargirl accepts the
around. Many are influenced to be conformists, to not be perceived as unusual. The novel Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli effectively explores the experience of being unlike and incompatible in an environment as judgmental as high school. Leo Borlock, the narrator and main character, would soon become fairly intrigued and involved with Stargirl’s unique demeanor. After being homeschooled for years on end, Stargirl begins to attend Mica High School and is presented as a bubbly and daunting character who
hers or the others” (104)? This is the question that Leo Borlock, of Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl, must answer. While reading this book, one finds that Leo’s character is rather confusing. At times, he is enchanted and in love with Stargirl, the new student at Mica Area High School, and at other moments he is embarrassed by her, tries to change her, and avoids her. He can’t seem to decide whether he values Stargirl or the rest of the school more. His behavior, though puzzling, can be better understood
reminded me of a character in another book called, Love Stargirl. The character, Betty Lou had agoraphobia meaning that she was afraid to leave her house. Betty Lou describes her experience saying, “I’d like to tell you I fought valiantly with myself, that I tried really hard to step over the threshold into the backyard. But I didn’t fight. I knew I wasn’t going to do it. I closed the door and I haven’t opened it since” (12). She explains to Stargirl that she just didn’t want to leave her house and that