Cady Heron Character Analysis

Having been homeschooled by her parents for the majority of her life while living abroad in Africa, Cady Heron is innocent and way over her head when she is suddenly introduced to American public school. Her two new friends, Janis Ian and Damian Leigh, give her an overview of the various groups that exist in their school, including the infamous yet popular group of “Plastics” (Waters 00:09:12–00:12:45). Despite the duo’s advice to avoid this group at all costs, Cady finds herself in their favor, and is unexpectedly invited by them to have lunch together on a regular basis by their leader, Regina George. Cady relays this information back to Janis and Ian, who suggest using this as an opportunity to learn more about what Regina and her friends

These changes, as shown, can sometimes be for the worst. However, these changes can also involve bettering oneself by taking aspects from differing perspectives, and applying them when best appropriate. Over time, one change in character might become less desirable or adequate, and another while take its place. There is not black and white definitive answer as to what is appropriate for any given situation or context, but with enough time, an answer can be found. The act of amending relationships between Janis, Regina, and their respective social groups is successful for Cady because she has lived through the perspective of both girls. By doing so, she comes to terms with the fact that neither girl went about their feud in the best way possible, and instead of simply doing what each would have done to the other, she found a resolution that allows for everyone involved to develop and mature as characters. As shown, the best resolution to conflict may appear with time. After all, Cady was able to resolve a feud spanning several years within months. Sometimes letting the monster destroy boundaries separating enemies is the best way to make