Question 5 • M/J Language Arts 3 Advanced
Squeaky looks back on the pageant and calls her performance “nonsense,” making it clear she does not want to pretend to be someone she is not. When she says, “I am not a strawberry,” she confidently asserts her own identity. This shows that she knows who she is and is comfortable with herself, rather than wishing to be like other girls or worrying about her parents’ approval.
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