I am currently reading the book “Looks” by Madeleine
George. So far (in the first 40 pages) this book is about two girls who are
struggling with their physical looks which impacts their lives greatly. Meghan
is litterally a hippo but feels invisible at school while Aimee is an anorexic
seems empty and lost in the world of poetry. Although they seem like complete
opposites at first sight, it seems like on the inside they are both quite
similar. Meghan seems like she sees something more in Aimee but what will it
take for her to really take action?
On page 15 when Meghan is in the nurses office and
hears a girl at the door speaking to the nurse, she describes Aimee’s voice: “Thin
as paper but sharp as a paper cut.” This line really stuck in my head and didn’t
make much sense until I really got to know Aimee. Although she is incredibly
thin and may seem weak on the outside, on the inside she holds much more. It’s
as if someone else holds a blade that is carving out her insides and damaging
her body in this way to say what she cannot….
I hope Meghan will do something more than just see the
blade and move on which is probably what fires me up most in the world—people
who see things going wrong and just keep going. Even I get mad at myself
sometimes for seeing something and not doing anything about it because it’s
just easier to ignore. BUt what if Meghan ignored the fact that Aimee was being
hurt and waited for the day Aimee’s anorexia takes over and she dies to regret ever
putting her step forward? By then it would be too late anyway. Maybe if you see
bullying going on you or enough people will take action….but what if it’s something
small? What if this seemingly tiny, innocent person is being hurt by a blade
that is hidden inside of them that it’s out of control? I believe that it’s
these little things within a small person hiding that cause the most damage. Not
only are these little things hard to find, but they’re even more difficult to help
someone else overcome.
Leave a comment if you have ever seen something happen
and didn’t do anything about it because it would just be easier but then
regreted it afterwards or if you have any questions, please feel free!!! :)
