Eating Disorders

Eating disorders, they're a real problem today. In my book, "Cut" by Patricia McCormick, the main characters friend has an eating disorder. Eating disorders are something you hear about all the time. In our society today we only seem to be concerned about the physical; how people look, dress, and their weight. We are constantly judging people, even without knowing we're doing it. When we look at someone the first thing we do is give them the once over and judge them. The constant judgmental looks girls get at school can create serious mental problems. On page 71 in the book "Cut" Debbie, the character with the eating disorder, is thumbing through a magazine and is looking at all the pictures of skinny models in designer clothes and starts to cry because she doesn't feel like she will ever be able to look like those girls. The book gave me an inside look into the life of a girl with an eating disorder and it made me realize how hurtful looks and snide comments can be and how big an impact the media has on how young girls view themselves too. Learning about Debbie made me see that you shouldn’t judge people based on their appearance and that looks are not everything.