Teens in the media are always represented as cliquey, Isabella Romano reveals why this is not true in reality.
In books, movies and tv shows, teenagers are always portrayed as being part of cliques. A clique is a group of friends that show similar interests with one another. However, while there is some truth to this cliche it is not an accurate representation of Australian high school culture.
In the 2004 film, Mean Girls, the director, Mark Waters, conforms to the dominant representation of cliques. He shows us a satirical take on what people think is a “typical” high school. A key theme of the movie is the various cliques not interacting with each other, except in negative ways such as bullying. This is an exaggerated example of the stereotype that the media portrays, of how a normal high school is meant to be. Imagine going to school and only interacting with a small group of friends, how would you get through the day? Cady was the new girl and was included in with as Janis
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When the main character Ellie invites a wide group of friends from multiple cliques on a camping trip, they are forced to work together to survive when a war breaks out.. one of these characters is Lee, a quite musically talented boy who helps his mother in her Asian restaurant. Ellie thinks to herself midway through her and Lee’s conversation, “We didn’t really hang around with him at school. He seemed a serious guy, very into his music, but I realised that we didn't have that much time left at school, and I didn’t want to leave without getting to know people like Lee.” Even though Lee had different interests than her other friends she still asked him to go camping with them. Once the film progresses they all come together as friends, not only because there's a war going on but because their friendship grew