Body Image In Flowers And Freckle Cream

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Have you ever felt bad about your body image or had low self-esteem? In the short story “Flowers and Freckle Cream” The girl had a lot of freckles and she wanted to get rid of them. So, she bought freckle remover cream to get rid of them. When she put on she didn’t realize that if you are in the sun it will reverse the effect causing you to get more freckles. She ending up feeling worse about herself. In the Poem “Same Song” The girl felt bad about herself so she did many different things to look better. Her brother worked out a lot so he could have a better body image. so she ended up having low.“Flowers and Freckle Cream” and “Same Song” both develop the theme of self-esteem and body image. To start, the poem “Same Song” focuses on self-esteem.

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