I have experienced bullying before. I have been bullied, I have seen bullying, but I have never seen bullying as it is portraying in BSG.
Much of the bullying I've seen or experienced is on a smaller scale. In the novel though, the bullying that takes place is much worse than anything I have witnessed.
Our society now is much more driven to eradicate bullying. We drill into everyone's head from a very young age that bullying is bad and we should not do it. This definitely does not stop bullying from happening whatsoever but I think it helps in some ways.
Another reason why bullying is usually on a smaller scale now is because we have a lot of online bullying that takes place. Online bullying is a serious issue in our society. It's so easy for people to hide behind a computer screen and say things they might never say to someone's face.
Like I said before, I have also been bullied. I've been called ugly, annoying, someone once told me and my best friend that she was going to "make our lives a living hell". Although I have gotten past this personally and try not to let it affect me, I can still empathize with people who are being bullied. Because of my experience, I try to watch what I say to others in fear that I might hurt them and I also try to stop people from saying things to others as well.
I think many people who have been bullied could relate to Jason in this novel as he is bullied many many times. I am one of the people who can relate to him a lot, through bullying and honestly through so much more in this novel. The relatable aspect of Black Swan Green made this one of my favorite novels in the class, ranking up there with Catcher in the Rye.
I really enjoyed reading it and I think more people should be exposed to Mitchell's works.
Our society now is much more driven to eradicate bullying. We drill into everyone's head from a very young age that bullying is bad and we should not do it. This definitely does not stop bullying from happening whatsoever but I think it helps in some ways.
Another reason why bullying is usually on a smaller scale now is because we have a lot of online bullying that takes place. Online bullying is a serious issue in our society. It's so easy for people to hide behind a computer screen and say things they might never say to someone's face.
Like I said before, I have also been bullied. I've been called ugly, annoying, someone once told me and my best friend that she was going to "make our lives a living hell". Although I have gotten past this personally and try not to let it affect me, I can still empathize with people who are being bullied. Because of my experience, I try to watch what I say to others in fear that I might hurt them and I also try to stop people from saying things to others as well.
I think many people who have been bullied could relate to Jason in this novel as he is bullied many many times. I am one of the people who can relate to him a lot, through bullying and honestly through so much more in this novel. The relatable aspect of Black Swan Green made this one of my favorite novels in the class, ranking up there with Catcher in the Rye.
I really enjoyed reading it and I think more people should be exposed to Mitchell's works.
I completely agree with you! This book is potentially relatable to a large amount of people because it contains so many different common life issues. What I really enjoy about Mitchell as an author is how authentic he makes Jason's story appear, and I think it's through that that this book seems more appealing.
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