Girl Can T Dance Analysis
Girl Can’t Dance and Good Enough Have you ever been judged or humiliated for who you are or what you wear? Well stories “Girl Can’t Dance” and “Good Enough” each are about a teenage girl having a tough time at school. “Girl Can’t Dance” and “Good Enough” are both great stories that not only girls but boys will be able to relate to such as being humiliated, being judged, and having people treat you differently because of who you are. One similarity between “Girl Can’t Dance” and “Good Enough” is the conflict The conflict is important in these two stories because it affects the character’s mood and how they feel during that conflict. Both stories’ conflict is Person vs society. In “Girl Can’t Dance”, Emma is having a rough time in school
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In “Girl Can’t Dance,” Emma is upset because she made a fool of herself, People may laugh but they are also being way more nicer to her because her youtube video had gone viral on the internet. So the kids who were mean to her are starting to suck up to her to get on her good side because she is famous. An example would be, “Then the strangest thing happened. Some kids were starting to be nice to me. One day a random girl had a shirt that said Girl Can’t Dance on it”(Yee 17). This quote confirms that they are treating her differently, because before her video was online and went viral she wasn’t recognized at school. Now people are treating her different because she is famous. On the other hand, in “Good Enough,” Dori is not treated the way Emma was. Exactly it is the exact opposite Dori is treated very harshly by girls at school. She is struggling because she is being bullied for being herself. An example would be, “Caleen taunted, is that an Orion shirt?” I shook my head and kept on crying, ready for the humiliation and punishment I deserved. “No,” I blubbered and ashamed, “It’s a fake”(Pogue 14).This supports my evidence because it shows Dori is being recognized for having a Orion shirt but then tells them that she is ashamed because she wanted to be like them. In conclusion, these stories have the same conflict but are being treated differently for their
In “Girl Can’t Dance,” Emma is upset because she made a fool of herself, People may laugh but they are also being way more nicer to her because her youtube video had gone viral on the internet. So the kids who were mean to her are starting to suck up to her to get on her good side because she is famous. An example would be, “Then the strangest thing happened. Some kids were starting to be nice to me. One day a random girl had a shirt that said Girl Can’t Dance on it”(Yee 17). This quote confirms that they are treating her differently, because before her video was online and went viral she wasn’t recognized at school. Now people are treating her different because she is famous. On the other hand, in “Good Enough,” Dori is not treated the way Emma was. Exactly it is the exact opposite Dori is treated very harshly by girls at school. She is struggling because she is being bullied for being herself. An example would be, “Caleen taunted, is that an Orion shirt?” I shook my head and kept on crying, ready for the humiliation and punishment I deserved. “No,” I blubbered and ashamed, “It’s a fake”(Pogue 14).This supports my evidence because it shows Dori is being recognized for having a Orion shirt but then tells them that she is ashamed because she wanted to be like them. In conclusion, these stories have the same conflict but are being treated differently for their