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Krissy Quotes

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Throughout the novel, Krissy convinced herself that “strength came in numbers and identity came as part of a group” (Gregorio 186). However, this is a mentality that is very wrong. Nothing other than your actions can define who you are, and Krissy did not seem to understand this. Gretchen made it a point to explain to Krissy “to be careful of letting other people define who – and what – you are” (Gregorio 238). She also explained that “the Mona Lisa is a masterpiece whether it’s in a pitch-black room, under a strobe light, or in the sun” (Gregorio 244). These quotes were powerful to me. Girls in high school can get so caught up in what other people think about them that they do not truly enjoy life.
“The idea that perception is reality is flawed on so many levels, not the least because it doesn’t take into consideration casual effects and self-fulfilling prophecies. More often than not, the child who is labeled as stupid fails because he doesn’t think that he’s smart enough. But more importantly, …show more content…

While they were there, Krissy ran into Darren. At this point in the novel, Krissy knew that she liked Darren, but Darren had a girlfriend, so she thought. Gretchen and her friends saw Krissy talking to Darren and encouraged her to go for it. Quickly, Krissy explained the situation and that she could not. Krissy then left and went to the bar to get herself a drink. This is when she ran into Josh, a boy she had previously met at the bars right after her diagnosis. They quickly returned to old habits and began making out behind the curtains. Eventually, Josh came to the realization that Krissy was intersex, and he became enraged. He forced her outside where disturbing events were about to happen. Right when things were escalating, Darren came outside to help Krissy. A huge fight went down, and the police came to take Josh away after he informed the entire club that Krissy was intersex. She was

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