Destroying Avalon

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the base of the story, cyber bullying, the most prominent theme is demonstrated through the protagonist, Avalon a kind hearted, modest and friendly fourteen-year-old, whose main desire is to fit in and be liked, because of this she drops her learning standards and isn't her normal smart self. Avalon is cyber bullied and as a physical response from the stress and anxiety begins biting the skin around her nails. Through the technique of descriptive language McCaffrey can show the physical response Avalon has from the bullying. she becomes so scared from the torment she receives from the `bitches' she purposely misses the bus to avoid them. "The next bus wasn't for another twenty minutes, but I didn't care. Anything was better than being on that bus with them... I was biting the skin around my nails." (pg86) Biting her nails was a response to deal with the harassment and cyber bullying. As Avalon's bullies back off and leave her alone she stops chewing at her nails and becomes a ...

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has shown how important a friend can be in helping them through the problem. Through the technique of slang, it is clearly depicted that Marshall is a good friend who is concerned for Avalon and is worried for her safety. After Marshall has died Avalon is given his diary to read and comes upon an entry about her "It's stopped against Avalon. Thank God. She's so much happier. I can't tell her its back on me... Concerned for my safety is posting shit about me on teen G spot. Same old crap about being a queer. Why don't they get a life? I don't want Avalon to know. She'll think it's her fault and it's not." (pg223) By using the term `queer' which translates to homosexual, amid talking ...

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