Character Analysis Of C. J In The Overachievers

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In The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins the character I most identify with is C.J because, like her I am middle achiever, most people don't really know who I am until they have known me for a while and I as well struggle to find the right friend group. C.J and I are both very intelligent students. We both do very well in school, but we don’t have the 4.0 GPA. We score well on the SATs, but do not get the highest scores. We are in the middle of the pack. Being in the middle is sometimes very hard because a student who is in the middle never gets the glory of the highest grade, but also is not allowed to get the lowest grade. It is very hard to find your individuality when you’re just a little above average, but not in the top 25 ranking students. But like C.J occasionally a middle achiever can earn that empowering straight A report card. …show more content…

In turn C.J reverts to flirting instead. It takes me some time to finally open up to people I get close to and they eventually see my whole personality. C.J is the same way, when she meets people she is often times flirtatious or rude and it comes off as being vapid and annoying, but in reality she is a very caring person with good intentions and possibility of being a good friend. Only my good friends who I have known for years really know who I am and what my life is like. Sometimes I unfortunately come off as standoffish, but it really is just because I don't know that person very well and I have a hard time opening up to people. C.J has the same problems but we see

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