Life as a Book Character

As I am lounging here in my hammock in the middle of the woods devouring books, I can't help but wonder what it would be like to be one of the characters in my stories. In many ways, it seems impossible. All the female characters in teen fiction books are alluring, beautiful with and without makeup on, guarded, irresistible, mysterious, and the guy always falls helplessly in love with her. The girl is never mean, never cruel, and everything always works out for her. Every time I read a book depicting such a utopia, I find myself wishing I could be like her. While she has problems, in the end it all works out. She gets the perfect guy, she gets into her dream college, she gets a clean resolution. All loose ends tied into a neat little bow.

In contrast, real life pales in comparison. You don't always get the perfect guy. You don't always get into your dream college. Everything doesn't always work out. So what would it be like to live in a world that everything did? I've spent countless summer days reading about these powerful females and trying to learn from them, emulate them and their personalities so my life could be just as picturesque as theirs. I want their carefree adventures, their true love, and their happy endings. Unsurprisingly, pretending to be someone you aren't doesn't do much good for you. All I managed to do was confuse and hurt myself when it didn't work out like the storylines. But that doesn't stop my imagination from longing for such perfection. What it be like to be a character in a book? Sometimes I wish I was one.

Kisses,

Isabelle 🤔💭

P.S Stay tuned for a guest post coming up in the next few days! I will be guest posting on The Strange Musician. Hope everyone will check it out!

Stereotypes

Ya know what really rattles my cage? Stereotypes. I despise how people generalize according to outward appearances. "She is a blonde so she must be stupid." "He has glasses so he must be a nerd." "She wears a lot of makeup so she must be a hooker." Small minded comments like this really steam my clams. Even worse are the ones that involve race. "He is black so he must be a criminal." Or "She is middle eastern so she must be a terrorist." Especially gender ones, even ones as little as "Females are good cooks." Or "Males are all strong."

No. Not everyone is what you think they are. It runs so much deeper than that. People are complex and unique and can not be molded into one specific category. Stereotypes are for ignorant and small minded people who have nothing better to do than judge others.

So please don't stereotype. Don't conform and don't judge others. Just let them be them and just be you.

Kisses,

Isabelle