Author's Note: This is an essay written to show my
knowledge on theme.
If you were on a cliff with your worst enemy and you were
given the opportunity to push them off, would you? Mission (un)Popular by Anna Humphrey teaches
readers a phenomenal moral, basically stating that whenever someone
is out to get you -- if you get the chance to give them a taste of their own
medicine, you should choose not to. Either karma will come around or the
guilt will eat away at you Margot, Em, and Sarah's acquaintances realize why
after they practically send Sarah to her death bed. Throughout
the book there are many themes, but the main theme is courage and bravery.
There are multiple reasons to as why the theme could be
considered; courage and bravery. The
first reason occurs early in the book, but has a lot of influence on the entire
plot. Reason being, Margot and Em bully reported Sarah. When
the news is leaked to the school, everyone believes
it means you are too weak to deal with it yourself. Personally I would disagree. I feel that it
actually means that they are smart enough not to let it get too out of
hand.
Besides being brave enough to bully report Sarah, they also
were also brave enough people to invite their
enemy’s acquaintances to have lunch, like they did? At the time Margot and Em were practically
enemies with the acquaintances. This was
a big risk, because the acquaintances potentially could have told Sarah which
would lead to her becoming thirsty for more revenge.
The third reason confirms the theme and
leaves no other choice. They didn’t invite Sarah to their Anti-Pork Party. It was very in Sarah’s face because, the name
of the party, 'Anti-Pork Party' and Sarah called her party, ‘Pork Party’.
They are technically boycotting her. Additionally during the party they
are playing an unreleased song by everyone's favorite band. Naturally everyone is talking about it on Monday and Sarah
is left wondering. Sarah must have been
as mad as the government when the patriots dumped all of the tea into Boston
Harbor.
Another book with the same theme is Mockingjay by
Suzanne Collins. In the beginning, the
characters from both books could be described as wallflowers. Then towards the end of both books, the main
characters become known for standing up for themselves, even in the toughest of
situations. Not only do they stand up
for themselves, but also for everyone that deserves to be treated better as
well.
Being brave is important to a person’s life experience,
because your one and only life shouldn’t be dull. You need to go on adventures and on those
adventures you need to take risks.
Otherwise, you might live in a life full of regret and no one should
have to suffer through a drab life. Role
models, such as Margot, Em, and Katniss Everdeen, are full of courage and are
looked up to because of it. It reminds
me of a Stephan Hawking quote: “Quiet people have the loudest brains.
