"Cold, bright, hard, PLASTIC," Janice said, referring to a group of girls in the movie Mean Girls. Mean Girls is about an innocent homeschooled girl, Cady, who leaves Africa for the United States. Cady thinks she knows everything about survival of the fittest. But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when she enters public high school and finds herself confronted with the psychological warfare and unwritten social rules that teenage girls face today. Cady goes from being a great friend to two "outcasts", Janice and Damien, to a shallow friend to the "plastics", a group of girls who talk about everyone behind their backs and think everyone likes them. Adolescent egocentrism and relationships with peers are obviously present throughout the film. I also noticed the self-esteem in relationships, parenting styles, and juvenile delinquency in Mean Girls. Teen egocentrism can occur when teens think they have an imaginary audience or think that people are more concerned about their appearance and behavior than they really are. In the movie Mean Girls, Regina George, Gretchen Wieners, Cady Herron and Karen Smith are called "plastic" by their classmates because of their self-centered personalities and glamorous looks. They have a book called "The Burn Book" where they talk about everyone at school in a very mean way. They believe that these people care about their appearance and behavior at all times. Gretchen Wieners said: "I'm sorry people are so jealous of me... but I can't help it because I'm so popular." At the beginning of the film, Cady has a very humble personality that her real friends admire. However, as the film progresses, Cady begins to think that everything she does is important to all of him...... middle of paper...... it's a classic that shows how mean teenage girls can be in typical circumstances. Almost every character displays adolescent egocentrism at some point. Many lifespan concepts are discussed throughout the film. Cady Herron is a perfect example of how difficult high school can be for a teenager going through multiple changes. She goes through a lot more than a typical teenager. However, I think it shows how important it is to stay true to yourself during high school. The “plastics” do a great job of showing different relationships with their peers. They have strong relationships with each other, but have difficulty forming these relationships with anyone outside of their group. Overall, Mean Girls does a great job displaying parenting styles, self-centeredness, peer relationships, self-esteem in relationships, and juvenile delinquency..