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We Were Promised Spotlights
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })We Were Promised Spotlights is a fairly trope-heavy young adult novel by Lindsay Sproul. The novel presents a subversive take on the mean girl archetype, with Taylor Garland, a popular teenage girl, as its main character. Taylor is a head-turning beauty, and starts the story as homecoming queen with the rest of her senior year ready to go. The story is set in the 1990s and in some ways follows the beats of a classic coming-of-age story: prom, young love, and the implications of the future.Lindsay Sproul, in an interview with bitchmedia.org, describes her relationship with the mean girl trope:Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })In Spotlights, Taylor is not in love with the popular jock, but is instead in love with her best friend, Susan. She is a closeted lesbian grappling with her place in the town: what would it mean for people to see her for who she is? How can she handle their expectations for her? Of course, there are more than a few subversions along the way. | |
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Title Drop: PJ during prom planning, when she learns that the neighboring school had decided not to lend them spotlights. | |
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Important Haircut: Subverted. Taylor thinks her haircut will be important, only to discover that no one cares. | |
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Book Dumb: Taylor. “Her jeans were ripped, and she wore a faded T-shirt that said FREE PALESTINE, which made me feel stupid, because I didn’t know anything about Palestine or why it wasn’t already free.” | |
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Even the Girls Want Her | |
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Even the Girls Want Her: When Taylor comes out two-thirds into the story, it is revealed that Heather, who up until that point Taylor assumed was assumed straight, is in fact, quite attracted to Taylor. | |
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Politically Incorrect Villain | |
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Politically Incorrect Villain: Taylor’s internalized homophobia causes a lot of interesting swerves and mishaps. | |
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Inferiority Superiority Complex: Taylor and Corvis. Taylor considers herself to be more popular and adjusted to the social mores than Corvis, but wishes she could have the same detached indifference as Corvis. | |
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The Friend Nobody Likes | |
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The Friend Nobody Likes: Susan. None of Taylor’s friends understand why she places Susan on such a high pedestal, and accommodates so much to her. | |
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Shrouded in Myth | |
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Shrouded in Myth: Taylor, her face, and her father. Some of these myths turn out to be true. Magazine covers with Taylor’s face on them can be seen hanging out around town. | |
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The Starscream | |
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The Starscream: Subverted with Heather. She seems to be built up towards this, particularly after Taylor and Susan have a falling out. However, she takes Taylor’s side in the end. | |
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