Superbird
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Because I had a suspicion that this would be a better place than Miscellaneous.
I'm puzzled about how to portray bullying in a realistic way in literature. I know that bullying exists, but after a few preliminary google searches, I've only learned how to respond to bullying, or the types of bullying that can happen. I still have no grasp on how it happens, what the process ends up being, how the whole scenarios end up unfolding. I would look around my high school for examples, but the problems with that are that (1) I wouldn't know what to look for and might not recognize bullying even if I came across it, (2) My schedule and other circumstances keeps me away from the sort of crowds where I imagine bullying would occur, and (3) I'm not sure whether it even happens at my school, or how high the magnitude of it is. I'm loath to explain terribly much else, but suffice to say my school is a very diverse environment in almost every way, and what exposure I do have to it has led me to believe, if anything, that students at my school get along better. Or at least don't really bully each other.
If I don't know about how bullying happens, I can't really write about it realistically. I do realize that I could continue with the google searches and perhaps watch a few documentaries, but I worry that such an approach would taint my view with the dramatization of the media. I am aware (at least in a basic sense; I haven't ever really been bullied so I can't truly empathize, but I like to think that I have a general understanding) of the consequences of bullying, at least for the victims, but not the process.
I'm asking here because this is the main place on the internet where I spend time consistently, and it has a subforum ideal for asking these sort of questions (well not necessarily ideal, but at least it has a board where this inquiry wouldn't be misplaced). Also, there are a lot of very empathetic people here, and a lot of very good writers and critical thinkers. If anyone would be willing or able to provide me insight about this topic, I would appreciate it.
I'm puzzled about how to portray bullying in a realistic way in literature. I know that bullying exists, but after a few preliminary google searches, I've only learned how to respond to bullying, or the types of bullying that can happen. I still have no grasp on how it happens, what the process ends up being, how the whole scenarios end up unfolding. I would look around my high school for examples, but the problems with that are that (1) I wouldn't know what to look for and might not recognize bullying even if I came across it, (2) My schedule and other circumstances keeps me away from the sort of crowds where I imagine bullying would occur, and (3) I'm not sure whether it even happens at my school, or how high the magnitude of it is. I'm loath to explain terribly much else, but suffice to say my school is a very diverse environment in almost every way, and what exposure I do have to it has led me to believe, if anything, that students at my school get along better. Or at least don't really bully each other.
If I don't know about how bullying happens, I can't really write about it realistically. I do realize that I could continue with the google searches and perhaps watch a few documentaries, but I worry that such an approach would taint my view with the dramatization of the media. I am aware (at least in a basic sense; I haven't ever really been bullied so I can't truly empathize, but I like to think that I have a general understanding) of the consequences of bullying, at least for the victims, but not the process.
I'm asking here because this is the main place on the internet where I spend time consistently, and it has a subforum ideal for asking these sort of questions (well not necessarily ideal, but at least it has a board where this inquiry wouldn't be misplaced). Also, there are a lot of very empathetic people here, and a lot of very good writers and critical thinkers. If anyone would be willing or able to provide me insight about this topic, I would appreciate it.