Stargirl+Essay+12

===__Leo Borlock thinks that Stargirl is just a hoax. But then later after they form a strong bond, he learns not to value the opinion of others, but to value your own opinion, and the opinion of the ones you love.__===

__People think she is mysterious, they become fascinated by her, and then start to like her.__ The clothing she wears isn't the most usual. Like the time, "She wore an off -white dress so long it covered her shoes. It had ruffles around the neck and cuffs and it looked like it could have been her great-grandmother's wedding gown.” She plays a ukulele, has a pet rat named Cinnamon, her popularity seems to grow over night, and soon everybody loves her. But the weirdest thing is that she knows everyone's name, birthday, and where they live. She obliviously values her opinion more than others', and soon, Leo will hopefully learn this lesson.

__But then things take a dramatic turn and everyone starts to HATE her.__ One reason for this is she cheers for the other team.“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.” And because she does this, something else happens. Someone threw a tomato at her face."But it wasn't blood. It was a tomato. Someone had splattered her face with a perfectly thrown ripe tomato, and as the clock expired and the Glendale fans poured onto the court, Stargirl just stood there, her eyes staring up at us in utter bewilderment through the pulpy red glory. Spouts of bitter laughter erupted among us, even some applause." And because they all hate her, she cheers for the opposite team, and because she had a tomato thrown at her face, she is kicked off the cheerleading team.

__And then, the person that understands her most, turns away.__ Finally, Leo can't take anymore silence, so he asks her to be normal. So, she does. She shows up to school in jeans, sandals, red nails, lipstick, eye shadow, rings, and hoop earrings. She acts that a normal teenage girl, and sticks with it, well for a while. But after no  one shows up on Friday at her school when she returns from winning the Arizona state oratorical contest, she becomes heart broken. On Monday, she returns to being Stargirl, the girl who dresses weird, sings “Happy Birthday” to everyone, and carries around her pet rat. And Leo turns away out of embarrassment.

__In the end, Stargirl floats away.__ Since she became Stargirl again, Leo didn't ask her to prom. Leo doesn't ask her to prom, she was expecting it. Leo doesn't ask her to prom, she was still sad. Leo doesn't ask her to prom, she goes anyway. And at the prom, she st arts the bunny hop, and everyone joins her, that is except for Hillari and Wayne Parr. As a consequence, Hillari slaps her. Stargirl just stands there, and finally, after what seems like forever, Stargirl just kissed her on the cheek. She seems to float away in her buttercup dress, and she is never seen again.

====** All in all, Leo learns not to value the opinion of others, but to value your own opinion, and the opinion of the ones you love. And I, for one, have learned this too. **====