Saturday, November 22, 2008

What are some of the things people say about Stargirl in Leo's presence?

Becauseis eccentric and refuses to conform to
the status quo of Mica Area High School, a lot of the more "popular" girls, like
Hillari Kimble, don't like her and attempt to put her down. 
 
Leo, on the
other hand, has a strange type of infatuation with Stargirl. First, he's merely curious about
her, then they become friends, and not too long after that, they enter a romantic relationship.
It doesn't last long, though, because people start ignoring Leo the same way they do Stargirl.

 
Unable to handle the rejection from his peers, Leo asks Stargirl to try to
be more "normal." She tries for a while but, ultimately, breaks up with Leo when she
realizes she can't, and doesn't want to, be normal. 
 
That said, while Leo is
still in the friendship phase of his relationship with Stargirl, he asks her to appear on the
school's television show, Hot Seat, as a result of mounting pressure from his peers, especially
that of his best friend, Kevin. Eventually, Leo gives in to the request and asks Stargirl to
make an appearance on the show. Being Stargirl, she agrees. 
 
While
Stargirl's actual interview on Hot Seat goes well, things start to get uncomfortable when
Hillari Kimble and her friends start criticizing her on-air. Hillari refers to her as
"goofy" and "crazy" while her friends ask her questions about why she
dresses the way she does and why she doesn't wear makeup. They refer to her as "weird"
and question why she can't just be "normal."

The group continues
to harass her until the faculty adviser, Mr. Robineau, steps in on her behalf. Soon after, he
destroys the tape and Stargirl's Hot Seat episode is never
aired.
 

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