The book Model, a memoir written by Cheryl Diamond, Cheryl is a sixteen year old model from North Carolina, coming to New York to succeed in her challenging career. She comes to New York alone and rents a small apartment in New Jersey. Loved by agencies and hired by many designers, Cheryl's career skyrockets very quickly and seems to be easy and fun. Such a career seemed almost too perfect to be true; and it was. Her agency began to cheat her out of money and ruined her long, blond, hair (which was the main reason she was cast for so many fashion shows). The setting she is in is very important in the book.
The setting that Cheryl is in is not as perfect as it seems. Because of the many problems she encounters, Cheryl learns a lot about the difficult industry she is in. For example, when the agency she is with charges Cheryl fees that she should be charged, she trusts the agency too much and pays the $800. She soon learns the company is not allowed to do this to a model. From this, she learns to be smarter with her money and know what she is paying for. The setting is important in this case, because she learns how to deal with similar problems she will definitely encounter in the future. The agency also abuses the contract Cheryl is in, and cuts her thick, long, blond hair and transforms it to a short and orange style. Cheryl made most of her money because of her hair. From this, Cheryl learned to take more control over what the agency does with her. The setting is important, because she is now prepared for similar problems and encounters this situation in the future. This time, she knows what to do.
Another reason that the setting is important is because Cheryl quickly learns how to get by on her own. Only being able to afford a tiny studio in a scary neighborhood alone, Cheryl learns how to take care of herself. Living in difficult conditions, she learns to easily take on the difficult things she encounters.
In conclusion, the setting of this book is very important, because Cheryl learns how to deal with agencies trying to cheat her out of money, contracts with loopholes, and how to live on her own. The setting has helped Cheryl become an independent person.
I think you did a really good job with this post! You definetely made me want to read the book. And when I was reading your post I started thinking about the book Airhead by Meg Cabot, but in case you didn't read it, it's about a girl named Em who had her brain trasfered into a supermodel named Nikki's body, and Em is controlled and told what to do because she is in Nikki's body. If you ever read that book I think you should do like a cross injury because I think this book is REALLY similar to it. I also liked how you gave a lot of strong reasons of why Cheryl is controlled and how the setting is important! Good job!
ReplyDeleteThanks!!! I've read airhead before, and thinking back, I can definitely relate this book to Airhead!
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