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Noah Dolieslager Period 3 Advanced English Stargirl Thesis In Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl, Stargirl is a homeschooled girl that starts going to a public high school for the first time. At Mica Area High School, all the students are the same. When Stargirl arrives, she is very different compared to the students. After she starts doing weird things, the students start to not like her. She cheers for the other team, sings happy birthday to students during lunch with her ukelele, and does nice things for others. The people of Mica were so offended by Stargirl because she cared about everyone. The people of Mica were so offended by Stargirl’s caring attitude because she cheered for other school basketball teams, she did kind things for others, and …show more content…

Spinelli writes, “And right there in the middle of it all, in the midst of this perfect season mania, was Stargirl, popping up whenever the ball went through the net, no matter which team scored, cheering everything and everybody” (52). The students at MAHS did not like how Stargirl cheered for the opposing team. They wanted the basketball game to be the same, nothing out of the ordinary. Stargirl is a non-conformist and does things at the games. She also helped an injured player on the other team at a different basketball game. She cares for everyone, and the students get very mad at her for this. Stargirl just wants to be kind and caring, but the students misunderstood her …show more content…

Spinelli writes, “This was when Anna Grisdale first noticed Stargirl. Through her own tears Anna could see that Stargirl was crying also. She wondered if Stargirl had been at the church as well. Even more, she wondered why Stargirl was there at all” (45). Anna had lost her grandfather. She was surprised to find Stargirl in her house during the reception. Furthermore, Stargirl was crying and sharing her grief with the family. She didn't even know the grandfather. Anna’s mom noticed Stargirl and yelled at her. Stargirl did not answer her. Stargirl ended up getting kicked out of the house because they thought she was joking and was being rude. Stargirl just wanted to share the grief with Anna’s family and was misunderstood yet again. She was rude to Stargirl when she just wanted to show that she cared for the family and their

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