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Response to "Splendor in the Grass"

Good Girls

Wan-yu

What makes a person a so-called good girl or a bad girl?  Many people often say that girls who have open minds and girls who do things in an open way are bad girls.  People like to see sexy girls in pretty dresses and wearing make-up, but when it comes to girls close to them, such as their girlfriends, daughters, etc., it isn』t the same at all.  From my point of view, this is obviously a double standard.

    Living in a pluralistic society nowadays, many girls are confused because they don』t know what is the 「right」 way to express themselves and make others like them.  Actually, I don』t think we girls should force ourselves to show people what 「they」 want us to be like.  If we always try to pretend to be someone else in order to make others accept us, we will never be able to control our lives and we most certainly will feel miserable trying to fit in with other peoples』 expectations.

    Take the girl Deanie in the movie 「Splendor in the Grass」 for example, she tried to change her image and appearance because this was the only way she thought she would be able to win back Bud』s love for her.  However, things didn』t work out the way she planned and she went crazy.  This was something that no one would have ever expected to see but it still happened because she gave herself so much pressure in order to pretend to be someone that she wasn』t.

    God created people and he made us all different in some way.  Thus, we should face the fact that we are who we are and we needn』t change ourselves to satisfy others』 desires.  Girls are not beautiful because others say so, but because they show their true selves towards others.  They also become beautiful because they respect themselves and they have confidence in themselves.

    We often hear girls complaining about the bad situation of having to force ourselves to pretend to be someone else so that others will praise us.  But the key to changing this problem is in our hands.  We must make changes starting from now: we must always bear in mind that being 「true」 is the best and only way to express ourselves and also to make us feel happy as well.

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