One scene that pops into my mind is the scene with the cootie step. The step was the only step that had a greenish coloring to it and that is why the students in the school called it the cootie step all because it was a different color. Every time a teacher would step on that particular step the students would call out saying that the teacher had cooties now. So, to end the cootie step problem all of the teachers gathered on that step and had every student stand on the step. However, when it was Karen’s turn, she was teased and laughed at. Later on, in the book she states that since the cootie step she has given up her fear of being different. That is a big step in not caring what others think of her. Over several years she has been made fun of for being different but at the end of the day she is still so sweet and caring and looks don't decide who you are. Just like we should not judge a book by its cover we should not judge people before getting to know them because they might act totally different than you thought they would.
Another scene that comes to my mind when talking about being different is when Karen meets a girl named Sandy. Sandy is not just any type of girl. She is really skinny, pale, and like Karen states “Sandy looks like a vampire”. Which Sandy finds to be really cool. I brought Sandy up because she likes the way Karen looks. She does not pick on Karen for being the way she is, and I feel like people (like I said previously) just choose to not like someone because of their looks. I am really guilty of this honestly. I have learned that once you get to know a person they can or cannot be like how you thought they were.
In life everyone tends to judge things by the way they look. We all just need to take a few steps back and realize we are all just humans and if you take the time to realize that I feel like people would know and have a lot more friends. Honestly going through sorority recruitment on the last day I talked to one girl and call my dad immediately after talking to her and told him how I thought she was rude and that I did not like her after talking to her for a couple minutes. Little did I know that she would become my best friend. I have learned how sweet she actually is and that honestly shows that you should not judge people before getting to know them. But getting back to My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Karen is judged without people getting to know her and it just does not make sense that people can be so mean. Even sometimes people put on an act like Karen’s friend Missy. There is one point within the book about her teasing Karen and then turning around as her and her group The Pink Mob were leaving to tell Karen that she was sorry. That just show that you should not change who you are to get more friends.
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