She doesn’t believe the fact that someone Peer Pressure

truly like her because of her physical

appearance. She tends to compare herself Social Environment
to other students when she said, she is
Diversity
not fashionable like them.

She is not reliant on the opinions of the

boys in her class and she also read books
that are not on her curriculum. This could Self reliance
be important as it suggests that despite Self-love and appreciation
the insecurity the narrator may feel due
to her physical appearance when it comes Acceptance
to others and her academic endeavors
she is quite free spirited.

She is no longer concerned about how she Self-esteem

looks. By running her hands over her face,
she knows that she is beautiful in her own Acceptance
way. She is also no longer comparing
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herself to the other girls in her class.

The protagonist was self-assured and regrets free of his/her decision back then. The
protagonist was not moved or confused of his/her decision of quitting as praise poet for
she/he had made choice from the heart with no regrets at all.