The Middle School Experience
Hey everyone! Today I will talk about Black Swan Green by David Mitchell and the middle school dynamics of Jason's school. Throughout the book, Jason describes and becomes aware of numerous parts of middle school culture and hierarchy. For example, even how you refer to certain people has great meaning in how they are perceived and their status in the community. I think the most interesting part about the environment described is how similar it is to the current situation in middle school today. There are many examples throughout Black Swan Green of the classic middle school experience and struggle for popularity. One of the most prominent ones is the unacknowledged, yet still present hierarchy among all of the students there. They are distinguished by what name (or nickname) you use to refer to them, and how they interact with the rest of the people, particularly those at the top of the pack. There is also a constant power struggle a...