How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Mean Girls.
Quote #7
CADY (V-O): Being at Old Orchard Mall kind of reminded me of being in Africa, by the watering hole, when the animals are in heat.
Cady's parents may be research zoologists, but as the new kid at North Shore—and at high school, in general—Cady's forced into the role of anthropologist. The North Shore culture has its own mating rituals and customs, like hanging out at Old Orchard, for starters.
Cady's parents may be research zoologists, but as the new kid at North Shore—and at high school, in general—Cady's forced into the role of anthropologist. The North Shore culture has its own mating rituals and customs, like hanging out at Old Orchard, for starters.
Quote #8
CADY (V-O): The weird thing about hanging out with Regina was that I could hate her and, at the same time, I still wanted her to like me. Same with Gretchen. The meaner Regina was to her, the more Gretchen tried to win Regina back. She knew it was better to be in The Plastics, hating life, than to not be in at all. Because being with The Plastics was like being famous. People looked at you all the time, and everybody just knew stuff about you.
All of this is a long way of saying that, in high school, it's way easier to be in the "in" crowd. You can rest easy behind a layer of social protection. Nobody picks on you. You always have a prom date, and you never have to eat lunch in the bathroom.
Quote #9
GRETCHEN: Maybe we're not in that book because everybody likes us, and I don't want to be punished for being well-liked. And I don't think my father, the inventor of toaster strudel, would be too pleased to hear about this.
Oh, snap; Gretchen played the rich dad card. That's because, in high school, just like everywhere else, sadly, wealth equals power. Nobody wants to be like Gretchen and her fellow Plastics because they're kind or smart or really good at Mario Kart; they want to be like them because they wear the latest trends, live in huge houses, and drive expensive cars.