Celia behind me
Celia behind meCelia Behind me
In her story, “Celia Behind Me”, Isabel Huggan writes about the subject that all of us can relate to: Pressure to fit in and be accepted. The main character, Elizabeth, struggles with her own insecurity and position within the group of kids. The result of her insecurity is frustration she expresses on Celia.
Elizabeth’s position within the group of those kids was unstable. She makes herself believe that she is a part of the group. They go home together and they pick on Celia together. That makes her believe she belongs to the group. She was once characterized as “Sucky” (292) for sucking her finger in kindergarten. “…and had sucked my thumb so openly in kindergarten that “Sucky” had stuck with me all the way to Grade 3 where I now balanced at a hazardous point,…” (292). Fear from being teased empowers her to pick on Celia with the rest of the kids.
Part of Elizabeth’s frustration comes from the fact that Celia represents much of what Elizabeth doesn't like about herself. She would be happy if Celia reminded her of some better-looking person. But that’s not the case. Her conscious reminds her of similarities between two...
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