Social Metamorphosis How does one react when one event turns their life upside down? In The Body of Christopher Creed written by Carol Plum-Ucci, the protagonist, popular student Torey Adams, becomes obsessed with finding the location of Chris Creed, the class “weirdo” who suddenly disappeared. As a result, he turns to other social outcasts, whose perspectives on their own imperfect lives influence him in a way that eventually induces him to experience a life far from faultless. Torey’s most notable change throughout the book was his social class transition due to the fact that after multiple events, his “perfect life” took a turn, leading to his classification as a weird kid and discovery of his true self. New occurrences trigger pivotal changes in one’s life. After attempting to steal Chris Creed’s diary and being unsuccessful, Bo, Ali, and Torey were taken in to the police station for questioning when caught. At this moment, Torey realizes, “I had become a little like Ali, with the unperfect life. I had just done some sort of serious crime” (Plum-Ucci, 93). Being that this is the first time Torey has gotten into …show more content…
Subsequent to enrolling in boarding school, Torey changed his short, well groomed mane completely after being inspired by documentaries on multiple groups, revealing, “...Decided I would not cut my hair until someone turned up information on Creed. By the start of senior year, I had a ponytail about six inches long” (Plum-Ucci, 242). Torey’s new hairstyle, although a minor physical change, represented the uniqueness he attained from spending time with people who did not follow the majority. Through his interactions in emerging with a different social class of people, the identity that Torey feels most comfortable being in has changed him into part of the social class that he used to