The Cause Of Change In Stargirl By Jerry Spinelli

Essential to overcoming adversity is the ability to cause change in yourself and others. In the book, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl has to learn to accept herself. This helps her to make change in the school because once she was comfortable with herself. Ultimately, Jerry Spinelli teaches us that If you are going to change yourself or others, you must trust yourself, and be confident in your own skin.

If you are confident in yourself, people will accept you and the change you want to make. In the beginning, No one knew what to make of Stargirl, she was different she was new but even though people liked her people would often question, “Why can’t she be like everyone else?” (101). She didn’t think much of this until she meet Leo, and that’s when she started to question herself.

When making a decision think about what you want not what others want. “I wanted her. I wanted them.” (133). Thinks Leo, next Stargirl starts to change asking about the imaginary character Evelyn Everybody who is everybody. “Evelyn Everybody.” “Would Evelyn like this?” “Would Evelyn do this?” (142). These are examples of how both Leo and Stargirl were thinking about others not themselves. This is a bad thing because it causes them to question themselves and to not do what they

This vital lesson is not just important to Stargirl. In Stargirl, this lesson can be applied to any bullying situation, they might feel less confident because they are hiding who they really are. It can also be applied to Albert Einstein and how he was always told he was stupid but he trusted himself and achieved great goals. Finally, it can be applied to our lives because It resembles our journey through 6th grade and how we have become more confident in ourselves. If you are going to change yourself or others, you must trust yourself, and be confident in your own