I really enjoyed reading this story because you shows how image really is an important part of our everyday life. I like how is starts off with her knowing that she was going to go to the fair because she knew that she was cute, and that her father would want her to go with him for that reason. She even says to him "take me daddy, I'm the prettiest." Her saying this also shows that even at 2 and a half years old looks can come along with confidence. Then you read about how she gets shot in the eye and how everything changes for her. You see her no longer being confident, and she goes from being the cute little girl tot he girl that everyone looked at and at times made fun of. she starts doing badly in school, hides from visitors in her own house. Once she finally gets the "glob" removed from her she says she almost immediately becomes a different person. She now raises her head, finds a boyfriend becomes the most popular girl in her class. I think that her events throughout life, and her lack of self-confidence are clearly due to the fact that she isn't happy with the way she looks. Once she has the surgery again, she becomes more satisfied with her looks and is able to be the happy outgoing girl she was before she got shot in the eye. I think that is it easy to hid behind a physical flaw that you think you have, and it is easy for you unhappiness with yourself image to effect you in other aspects of your life. It shows because once Alice got her surgery she went back to her old self, got good grades had confidence, and it was all due to the fact she was bale to pick her head up, and be proud of what she looked like once again.