Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
The last couple days have been overwhelming after I was announced homecoming queen. Countless teachers, friends, schoolmates and relatives have sent their congratulations, and sometimes it goes further. People I don't know or hardly recognize have jokingly bowed down and opened doors for me, Mrs. Larson sang "God Save the Queen" in IB advisement, I was asked to take endless pictures with little girls at the parade today. All this attention is flattering and overwhelming and even sometimes awkward now, but what about in a month? A week, even? As soon as it started, all this attention will fade away. I'll be normal Jackie again (and what a relief, in many ways!). How can people go from treating me like a normal student/friend/schoolmate, to bowing at my feet, and then back to normal again? It's just all so strange to me: I've been the same person the entire time.
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It's a weird tradition practiced in schools nationwide. I don't think it's necessary, but it does make for an interesting week for two people. Fame often changes the people around a famous person rather than the person themselves. I'm so glad the homecoming queen was so humble and kind. Anybody else I might have dissed (sad to say). But I don't even vote in these things!
ReplyDeletePS: Aren't kings and queens appointed by divine right or family lineage, rather than being, er, elected??? Wouldn't you be the co-president of homecoming?