Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Analysis

Society's idea to be attractive is to be nothing less than ideal. To lack perfection is not acceptable in today's society; therfore we have come to see what society sees in us as "ugly". The desire to be accepted destroys our self-esteem. We will do whatever it takes to not think of what society views as disturbing. We lose sight of our true beauty. When we change ourselves to live up society's expectations of us, we either are at peace or we continue to see what others made fun of. In the poem, "a classmate said: You have a great big nose and thinck legs". She could have either took it in and swallowed her pride and not said anything and stayed at peace or continue to face the fact she was different.
At the end of the poem the casket represents her mental, emotional, and physical state now that she is perfected. Now she does not have to listen to the mean things kids say. She is at peace with society and herself. The casket could also mean that she she dead. She committed suicide by cutting off her nose and legs. Her life is now fullfilled now that she looks pretty even though the cost was her life.

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