... she writes "feeling very unsure of myself". The remainder of the paragraph is dedicated to the fact that she did "exceptionally well" academically; but this had no influence on the way she felt about herself. The transformation in this story is on an emotional level. Initially she experiences herself as being ugly but intelligent; with others only pretending to be her friend for help with their homework when she writes "some of the girls were forced to be my part-time friends". She describes her image as "Miss-Ugly-Top-of-the-Class". Although she did well academically, she still lacked confidence and "self-love". She describes herself by saying "I thought I was very ugly". She continued to describe herself as, "I had knock-knees and big feet! I was just so ugly and awkward - I hated myself". She saw herself as "an unsuitable girl" for Sizwe, and found it difficult to believe that he did ...

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