Speak blog

As William James says in the Social Me we do not define ourselves but how others define us. We act in a way that others will like, we do not act however we want whenever we feel like it or the world would be a very different place. These principals are true for me to. I act in a way that others will enjoy I do not try to make people mad or be mean to them because that would just hurt my reputation. I try to funny and nice around other people and I am also very strong willed and I will usually not back down on an argument if I do not agree with what is being said. In the novel speak Melinda dose not follow these principals. She cares what other people think about her but she dose not act in a way that causes other to want to be around her. She tends to stay to herself and act in ways that most people consider weird. She bites her lip to pieces and then when she can’t do that any more she goes for her fingernails. She doesn’t care how she looks and doesn’t brush her hair. Because of this she dose not fit William James idea. The opposite of Melinda is Rachel who is desperate for attention. In just the period of half the book she goes from acting French to acting Goth to acting Muslim. She takes William James ideas to the extreme.