Writing About Writing

"She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew."

An individual, Stargirl can only be described as indescribable. This quote from the book describes her to a tee, and yet, a million words wouldn't be enough to put a label on her. It is undeniable that she had the ability to create change, and make a stir. She created individuality among a school simply by her presence. Every person was affected by her, either physically or emotionally, negatively or positively. She created life, and yet, noone really knew how.

The entire school knew nothing about her when she came, and all they had to go off of was her outside appearance and her eccentric actions. She was unique, and everyone knew it. "She laughed when there was no joke. She danced when there was no music. She had no friends, and yet she was the friendliest kid in school." Noone knew what to think of her. They couldn't even place her into the category of being real.

She was mysterious, yet real, and in that school, noone had seen that before, so noone knew how to deal with it. They all found themselves unable to define what she was, and unable to stop wondering. That idea of trying to pin her to a corkboard and yet having her fly away was the true puzzle. No matter how hard everyone tried, there was no definition for her, and no matter what they directed at her, she always knew how to rise above.