In third grade, I informed my mom that I wanted to be Hannah Montana. That I could still be a normal girl, but when I put a blonde wig on, I would be a famous pop star. My mom, who probably did not know much on Hannah Montana other than the fact she was on my notebooks and lunchbox, just nodded. In sixth grade, my science teacher asked the entire classroom one by one what we wanted to be when we grow up. Having not wanted to be mocked by my peers I answered with ‘Teacher’ when in reality, I wanted to be a fashion designer because project runway was my favorite TV show at the time. In ninth grade, I told my friends they were talking to the next Hermione Granger. Since Harry Potter was my favorite movies then, I wanted to embody and become …show more content…
As I read this book about Greek mythology and young heroes stepping up to battle, it became clear of my want to learn what was not accessible to me and want to experience vicariously lifestyles different to my own. After this, I announced to everyone that I wanted to become a writer. In English class, our teacher informed us that we had to write a horror story about a night in the woods, I wanted to prove this time I was serious about wanting to become a writer. So inspired by my last read of Goosebumps a story that kept me up late at night. I managed to write a story about a terrifying clown and a petrified camper. My story was not read to the class. The following week, I had a stronger desire to convince not only the people around me but myself this time. The teacher announced that we had to write about an experience which taught us an important lesson, I became frustrated. The books I read, the stories I wrote, was all about other characters and their narratives never my own. I realize now I was being self-deprecating, and I was jealous of the people in stories, but then, I resented that Percy Jackson book. I wrote a short story about my pet cat teaching me responsibility, nothing compared to the immense responsibility the characters in my books faced. My story was not read that