Alice :: essays papers

AliceDo you know Alice?The character in Go Ask Alice is a cardinal years old girl who became addicted to drugs and unfortunately dies because of it. She is from a high middle class family. Her father is college professor and her mother stays home and takes wangle of the kids. The girl thinks she is stupid and cannot measure up with her parents expectations, she is not happy with herself. The way that she looks or thinks and feels She is not confident. The girl in this book suffers from poor conceit.The girl in Go Ask Alice is very confused. In a way she knows what is right and what is wrong for her, but on the other hand, she feels that she is mixed up. When she, without her knowledge, became addicted, she was poor from low self-esteem that is why she felt so good about using drugs She became addicted when her friends gave her some LSD laced Coca Cola at a party. She describes it as beautiful. Many times she decided to give it up but unfortunately there were always something li ke friends, family and her low self-esteem that brought her back to the drugs.There are many reasons why the girl in this story takes drugs. First of all, and most important nonpareil, is her low self-esteem. She uses drugs because by using it, she forgets who she is and what weaknesses she has. Second, her parents specially her mother is nagging constantly at her. She cant accept her for who she is, and she always compares her with her siblings. The father is more caring but he is always reside and doesnt have enough time to spend with her. Her siblings arent friendly at least that is what she thinks.Another reason is that she tries to fit in, so when one of the girls, the one who she was wishing to be friends with invites her to the party, she jumps on the invitation and that is where she used drugs for the first time The friend was from a rich family, and during the school years didnt pay attention to the girl in this story, but now she wants to go to that university where the girls father works, so by inviting the girl in Go Ask Alice she tries to make connection Unfortunately, today a good deal of kids in their early age become addicted to the drugs.