F & G

After watching a few episodes of Freak and Greeks, I really saw how image and people's perception of people can be affected by many factors. In the show, the main character, a girl, wear a army jacket everywhere. This simple piece of clothing affects the way people treat her. People see this as a representation of strong willed and tough. This character also talks with a lot of emotion and purpose. During one of the episodes, a kid that is "special" is being made fun of for asking come girls, who are standing in the hall, to the homecoming dance. When the main character sees this, she quickly approaches the instigators and makes her statement with extreme force. I quote her saying, "Why is that so funny, huh." She then takes it upon herself her ask this boy to the dance, he accepts, and tell him to not talk to this people. Another way the writer uses image in his show is that one of the main kids, how is easily bullied, is very short and weak. He uses the height and weight aspects of this kid to show the stereotype that all short kids are bullied and disliked. On the other hand, the author uses the parent sin the show to portray another message to its watching audience. The parents are quoted saying, "School is not only for work, but a way to socialize." The parents are telling the listeners that school is a good resource to meet new people and to socially become active.