MY OUTSIDER, EPIPHANY, AND STEREOTYPE ESSAY
Alondra Jauregui
Mr. Medina
Humanities Q7
September 12, 2013
An outsider can be defined as someone who is left out, who is left out, who is
alone, and who is excluded from a group. There are many feelings that may arise as a
result of being an outsider, such as, alone, not loved, and not welcomed. An outsider may
feel excluded at home, school, and society. Lastly, there are a variety of reasons that may
cause one to be an outsider, such as, racism, sexism, classism, stereotype, and gender
roles.
After being introduced to the concept of the outsiders, I am left with many
questions such as, who makes the rules to “fit in”? Who benefits from these rules? How
can rules be challenged? Why do people make groups and stick to them? Why cant they
all be friends? Are there people who choose to be an outsider? Are there people who are
border liners? Am I an outsider? Am I an insider? All in all I am left with many
reflections.
In fact, there are different kinds of outsiders such as people who choose to be an
outsider and those who don’t choose. There are also insiders and border liners. I am a
border liner. I’m not an insider because I don’t always fit in. I’m not the type who has a
big crowd always around me. I’m not an outsider because in still have friends and I’m not
always alone. There are many different types of outsiders.
In addition, stereotypes can cause someone to feel like an outsider. A stereotype is
when a person judges another person by the way they look. An example of someone
being stereotyped is like my father. One day my dad was working at the donut shop as a
cashier. Then a lady comes and orders. Immediately she asks, “ Is your name Jose?” My
dad answers, “ Yes, how did u know?” She replies by saying, “ Because every Mexican is
named Jose.” The point is, that stereotypes can turn a person into an outsider or it can
make them feel like one.
Another example about stereotypes comes from the book, “The Outsiders.” Two
characters from the book discuss stereotypes. Ponyboy, a greaser, believes that all socs
get everything. He said that their parents give them or let them do whatever they want.
Cherry, a soc, believes that everything is the same. She said, “its rough all over,”
meaning that everything is hard for both socs and greasers. All of this comes from the
scene where they discuss stereotyping in the book ,”The Outsiders.”
Similarly, stereotypes are also explored in C. Addichies Ted Talk called, “ A
Danger Of a Single Story.” In this presentation she discusses about the books she wrote
had to be only white people as characters in her books. Also, she admitted that she made
a single story on Mexicans. She said that she believed, “ I saw them as immigrants and
that they cross borders.” She finished by saying, “ If we reject stereotypes we regain a
kind of paradise.” This all leads to the fact that Ted Talk also included stereotypes.
Despite stereotypes, epiphany’s challenge individuals to become better people.
An epiphany is when a person when a person has a change in his/her life or has a
realization. An example of someone who had an epiphany is my sister, Reyna Jauregui.
My sister is 13. She is in eighth grade and loves one direction. Her celebrity crush is
Harry Styles. She also really loves animals. And her favorite color is blue. Reyna
Jauregui is an example of an epiphany.
Before my sisters’ epiphany, she was irresponsible. She was very immature in so
many ways. She was messy and very uncontrollable. She usually never listened to the
directions. But, once she turned 13 she felt like that was the time to start maturing. After,
her epiphany she was mostly listening to the rules. She decided to have her room clean all
the time. Most of us were surprised on how much she improved. This all leads to her
epiphany that happens to almost everyone.
In addition to my sister, there is also an example of an epiphany in the book, “The
Outsiders.” Johnny Cade is a character that went goes from zero to a hero. Johnny was
very quiet. He didn’t want to live. He hated his life. Before his epiphany he was beaten
up by the socs really bad. He’s been terrified every since that day. After his epiphany he
started being more confident to speak to Ponyboy. His epiphany began when he ran away
with Ponyboy. He even was confident enough to kill someone just to save his friend. He
risked his own life just to save little kids trapped in a burning church. All in all, we can
see an epiphany in the book, “The Outsiders.”
Adding this all up, learning about outsiders, stereotypes, and epiphany’s has
helped me “become human.” Learning about outsiders has helped me by proving that
everybody’s different and that we all have different opinions. Learning about stereotypes
has helped me by showing that we shouldn’t judge people by the way they look but by
the way there personality is. Learning about epiphanies has helped me by showing that
we will all change ourselves in a good way. These three topics have helped me “become
human.”
Alondra Jauregui
Mr. Medina
Humanities Q7
September 12, 2013
An outsider can be defined as someone who is left out, who is left out, who is
alone, and who is excluded from a group. There are many feelings that may arise as a
result of being an outsider, such as, alone, not loved, and not welcomed. An outsider may
feel excluded at home, school, and society. Lastly, there are a variety of reasons that may
cause one to be an outsider, such as, racism, sexism, classism, stereotype, and gender
roles.
After being introduced to the concept of the outsiders, I am left with many
questions such as, who makes the rules to “fit in”? Who benefits from these rules? How
can rules be challenged? Why do people make groups and stick to them? Why cant they
all be friends? Are there people who choose to be an outsider? Are there people who are
border liners? Am I an outsider? Am I an insider? All in all I am left with many
reflections.
In fact, there are different kinds of outsiders such as people who choose to be an
outsider and those who don’t choose. There are also insiders and border liners. I am a
border liner. I’m not an insider because I don’t always fit in. I’m not the type who has a
big crowd always around me. I’m not an outsider because in still have friends and I’m not
always alone. There are many different types of outsiders.
In addition, stereotypes can cause someone to feel like an outsider. A stereotype is
when a person judges another person by the way they look. An example of someone
being stereotyped is like my father. One day my dad was working at the donut shop as a
cashier. Then a lady comes and orders. Immediately she asks, “ Is your name Jose?” My
dad answers, “ Yes, how did u know?” She replies by saying, “ Because every Mexican is
named Jose.” The point is, that stereotypes can turn a person into an outsider or it can
make them feel like one.
Another example about stereotypes comes from the book, “The Outsiders.” Two
characters from the book discuss stereotypes. Ponyboy, a greaser, believes that all socs
get everything. He said that their parents give them or let them do whatever they want.
Cherry, a soc, believes that everything is the same. She said, “its rough all over,”
meaning that everything is hard for both socs and greasers. All of this comes from the
scene where they discuss stereotyping in the book ,”The Outsiders.”
Similarly, stereotypes are also explored in C. Addichies Ted Talk called, “ A
Danger Of a Single Story.” In this presentation she discusses about the books she wrote
had to be only white people as characters in her books. Also, she admitted that she made
a single story on Mexicans. She said that she believed, “ I saw them as immigrants and
that they cross borders.” She finished by saying, “ If we reject stereotypes we regain a
kind of paradise.” This all leads to the fact that Ted Talk also included stereotypes.
Despite stereotypes, epiphany’s challenge individuals to become better people.
An epiphany is when a person when a person has a change in his/her life or has a
realization. An example of someone who had an epiphany is my sister, Reyna Jauregui.
My sister is 13. She is in eighth grade and loves one direction. Her celebrity crush is
Harry Styles. She also really loves animals. And her favorite color is blue. Reyna
Jauregui is an example of an epiphany.
Before my sisters’ epiphany, she was irresponsible. She was very immature in so
many ways. She was messy and very uncontrollable. She usually never listened to the
directions. But, once she turned 13 she felt like that was the time to start maturing. After,
her epiphany she was mostly listening to the rules. She decided to have her room clean all
the time. Most of us were surprised on how much she improved. This all leads to her
epiphany that happens to almost everyone.
In addition to my sister, there is also an example of an epiphany in the book, “The
Outsiders.” Johnny Cade is a character that went goes from zero to a hero. Johnny was
very quiet. He didn’t want to live. He hated his life. Before his epiphany he was beaten
up by the socs really bad. He’s been terrified every since that day. After his epiphany he
started being more confident to speak to Ponyboy. His epiphany began when he ran away
with Ponyboy. He even was confident enough to kill someone just to save his friend. He
risked his own life just to save little kids trapped in a burning church. All in all, we can
see an epiphany in the book, “The Outsiders.”
Adding this all up, learning about outsiders, stereotypes, and epiphany’s has
helped me “become human.” Learning about outsiders has helped me by proving that
everybody’s different and that we all have different opinions. Learning about stereotypes
has helped me by showing that we shouldn’t judge people by the way they look but by
the way there personality is. Learning about epiphanies has helped me by showing that
we will all change ourselves in a good way. These three topics have helped me “become
human.”
MY STEREOTYPE SCRIPT
STEREOTYPES
ALONDRA: Abuela, I need to go to the store because I need to buy a poster board and paper and a new binder and pencils and-
ABUELA: Omg, how much are u going to need. Your lucky were out of food. Why do you need all of this stuff?
ALONDRA: I have a project for Mr. Burruels class.
ABUELA: Okay mija lets go to Wal-Mart; they have the best prices and its right next door
(WALK TO WAL-MART AND GO TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES aisle)
ALONDRA: Look they have all supplies for $2.79
ABUELA: See what did I tell you about the prices? Now lets go to the junk food aisle, we’re is out of snacks. Hurry mija(as we’re walking), that girl over there looks dangerous.
(Walk to junk food aisle quickly)
ABUELA: Lets see there’s Dorito’s but the lays are two for one………….. what do you think?
ALONDRA: You should get the Cheetos they’re three for a dollar.
ABUELA: See now I’m teaching you about saving. Lets get sauce, mini donuts, cake mix, frosting, cookies, marsh-
ALONDRA: Good thing we’re not at school with Dr.Riley, the wellness policy is strict.
ABUELA: Here I found the sauce and the cake mix with the frosting and the cookies but where is the mini donuts. Oh they’re over there. Alondra, dear, can u get them the girl, she’s a chola, and I can’t get close to her, she might steel your iPod.
ALONDRA: Really, uhggggg fine but I’m doing it because you’re old.
ABUELA: ayy........be nice to your abuela mija.
ALONDRA: Here you go.
ABUELA: Now lets go to the drinks.
(walks to new aisle)
ABUELA: What do you want, sodas or Gatorades?
ALONDRA: Obviously sodas.
ABUELA: Okay go buy 2 six packs of coke. Its that girl again, she looks like she wants to rob us.
ALONDRA: Really again?
(Gets the sodas and they go to check up line)
ALONDRA: you know abuela, You need to stop stereotyping people.
ABUELA: Did u just say a bad word to me?
ALONDRA: No. I said stereotype. It’s when one person judges another person by the way they look. It’s bad to stereotype somebody because it causes people to be an outsider and if that happens the person can feel lonely and forgotten and they could possibly think about suicide.
ABUELA: Why didn’t you tell me before, now I feel guilty.
ALONDRA: Well she’s right behind us why don’t you say something.
ABUELA TURNS TO JAYLEEN
ABUELA: Are u dangerous?
ALONDRA: ABUELA!
JAYLEEN: It’s okay, but I’m not.
ABUELA: Then what do you do for like a regular day?
JAYLEEN: I’m a pediatrician and I work with kids in the emergency room at the sharp hospital and I also help with any type of limb surgery.
ALONDRA: OH SNAPS! (SNAPS FINGERS INTO A Z)
JAYLEEN ALSO SNAPS FINGERS INTO A Z
ABUELA: What is all this snapping about (tries to snap fingers into Z but fails) now lets go home I’m hungry.
ALONDRA: ayy abuela your always hungry.
ABUELA: Stop stereotyping me.
ALONDRA: Ayy abuela…. Ok……..vamonos
STEREOTYPES
ALONDRA: Abuela, I need to go to the store because I need to buy a poster board and paper and a new binder and pencils and-
ABUELA: Omg, how much are u going to need. Your lucky were out of food. Why do you need all of this stuff?
ALONDRA: I have a project for Mr. Burruels class.
ABUELA: Okay mija lets go to Wal-Mart; they have the best prices and its right next door
(WALK TO WAL-MART AND GO TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES aisle)
ALONDRA: Look they have all supplies for $2.79
ABUELA: See what did I tell you about the prices? Now lets go to the junk food aisle, we’re is out of snacks. Hurry mija(as we’re walking), that girl over there looks dangerous.
(Walk to junk food aisle quickly)
ABUELA: Lets see there’s Dorito’s but the lays are two for one………….. what do you think?
ALONDRA: You should get the Cheetos they’re three for a dollar.
ABUELA: See now I’m teaching you about saving. Lets get sauce, mini donuts, cake mix, frosting, cookies, marsh-
ALONDRA: Good thing we’re not at school with Dr.Riley, the wellness policy is strict.
ABUELA: Here I found the sauce and the cake mix with the frosting and the cookies but where is the mini donuts. Oh they’re over there. Alondra, dear, can u get them the girl, she’s a chola, and I can’t get close to her, she might steel your iPod.
ALONDRA: Really, uhggggg fine but I’m doing it because you’re old.
ABUELA: ayy........be nice to your abuela mija.
ALONDRA: Here you go.
ABUELA: Now lets go to the drinks.
(walks to new aisle)
ABUELA: What do you want, sodas or Gatorades?
ALONDRA: Obviously sodas.
ABUELA: Okay go buy 2 six packs of coke. Its that girl again, she looks like she wants to rob us.
ALONDRA: Really again?
(Gets the sodas and they go to check up line)
ALONDRA: you know abuela, You need to stop stereotyping people.
ABUELA: Did u just say a bad word to me?
ALONDRA: No. I said stereotype. It’s when one person judges another person by the way they look. It’s bad to stereotype somebody because it causes people to be an outsider and if that happens the person can feel lonely and forgotten and they could possibly think about suicide.
ABUELA: Why didn’t you tell me before, now I feel guilty.
ALONDRA: Well she’s right behind us why don’t you say something.
ABUELA TURNS TO JAYLEEN
ABUELA: Are u dangerous?
ALONDRA: ABUELA!
JAYLEEN: It’s okay, but I’m not.
ABUELA: Then what do you do for like a regular day?
JAYLEEN: I’m a pediatrician and I work with kids in the emergency room at the sharp hospital and I also help with any type of limb surgery.
ALONDRA: OH SNAPS! (SNAPS FINGERS INTO A Z)
JAYLEEN ALSO SNAPS FINGERS INTO A Z
ABUELA: What is all this snapping about (tries to snap fingers into Z but fails) now lets go home I’m hungry.
ALONDRA: ayy abuela your always hungry.
ABUELA: Stop stereotyping me.
ALONDRA: Ayy abuela…. Ok……..vamonos