Liz Prince explains her life story when she is from the age of four to her teenage years and to early adulthood. Liz Prince is not a girly girl as she grows up. She resists following or confirming most of the stereotypes that society has put on girls. Even at the young age, she knows that she is not described as a girly girl, but identifies herself as a tomboy. She prefers to not wear dresses and play with toys that are meant for boys. She goes through many years of finding who she is and where she belongs. Along her journey of life, she goes through the bullying and teasing. She is bullied because of her gender and her preferences. Although, she does not make many friends, she does find people she can relate to over the years. Like any other person, Liz goes through falling outs with …show more content…
Liz also feels that she can relate to Phyllis because she is also a tomboy. However, they start to drift apart when Phyllis starts to dress up like a girl. Phyllis would start to wear more revealing and girly clothes. She also regularly date boys and mature much quicker than Liz. Phyllis is a bad influence on Liz because of what Phyllis does. Phyllis encourages Liz to do drugs and smoke while they are still minors. She peer pressures Liz to do things that she does because they are friends. Phyllis would also encourage Liz to sneak out often and sometimes deceive Liz to sneak out so that she can meet up with her boyfriend. Eventually, Liz and Phyllis go their separate ways. Although Liz has bad influences, she also has good role models. Some of her role models is Harley, her mother, and her friend Maggie. Harley is a person who encourages Liz to draw her own comics. She also makes Liz contemplate on the little things in life and her own feelings. Her mother supports Liz and helps her out, despite Liz’s boyish tendencies. Maggie, is her punk friend. Maggie introduces Liz to zines while Liz is volunteering at a place called Warehouse