Please Stop Laughing at Me by Jodee Blanco - 1417 Words

Make a beginning This social issue has inspired many notable works in various forms such as literature, film and song. This includes the novel Please stop laughing at me by Jodee Blanco, the film Bully written and directed by Lee Hirsch, and in the form of lyrics from artists such as Jessie J, Lady Gaga and Eminem. The novel, Please Stop Laughing at Me by Jodee Blanco, is a memoir based on the bullying that went on throughout her years being school. (Take about the beginning- reunion) It all began when Jodee was in grade 5 and had offered to volunteer with the special needs students in her school. Jodee began to hang out with one of these students after school and Jodee’s friends told her that if she continues to hang out with the†¦show more content†¦Making it through life’s struggle is a difficult aspect that many should go through, struggle needs to occur to achieve perseverance. Struggle is shown in the novel Please Stop Laughing at Me as a girl named Jodee Blanco is bullied throughout many stages of her life. Jodee went through many struggles in her life, which included identity struggle. Jodee did not like the way she was and she wanted to be like everybody else but she could not do it. In her memoir she says: â€Å"You can’t escape who you are. You can deny it, even run from it, but you can never, ever escape from it. Most people were ashamed of the bad parts of themselves. I [Jodee] was ashamed of my good qualities. Maybe being strong would serve me well when I grew up, but it was destroying my life now. Why couldn’t I be like other teenagers? Why did I feel so damned responsible all the time? Other kids didn’t fret over the things that worried me. It had taken me an entire summer to prove that I could make friends, I would have to learn with guilt.† (Blanco 106) Jodee’s thoughts show that she is unsure who she wants to be, should she be who she really is or the same as everybody else. This thought occurs because in the past whenever Jodee would stand up for what she believes is right, she ends up getting bullied. She feels that if she were to be like everyone else she will fit in, but whenever she tries to be like everyone else the good in her comes out and gets bullied once again. TALK ABOUT MOVIEShow MoreRelatedPlease Stop Laughing At Me1467 Words   |  6 Pages â€Å"Please Stop Laughing at Me† is an autobiography based around Jodee Blanco’s life as a bullied child and teenager. It follows Jodee’s thoughts and experiences from fourth grade through high school and then skips to her high school reunion, which is further set in her forties. Blanco s original purpose for publishing this book was to show adolescents and young adults the short and long term effects of bullying and is generally set by the idea that bullying harms victims more than you d actuallyRead MoreEssay on Effects of Child Bullying1066 Words   |  5 Pagesit through the night. I asked Hailey, â€Å"What would cause him to want to do such harm to himself?† Hailey replied to me â€Å"that he was just different Mom; no one liked him because he was different, and Nick was made fun of everyday, for his unusual sock choices and for being bi-sexual.† As she started to recall events that had taken place the day before in her band class she said t o me â€Å"Mom, I wonder how my band teacher feels today after hearing this news. He really gave Nick a hard time for not knowing