Intro. In Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, the townspeople—especially the teenagers at her school—judge her badly and treat her horribly, not because she's really "weird" or "ugly," but because she doesn't fit in with them. That's what happens:
1. They see her as a strange or different girl
Dinky doesn't dress like the others, she doesn't act like them and she isn't interested in fitting in. For the townspeople, that is enough to attack her.
2. They call her "fat"
Although she is NOT fat, her classmates insult her like this because:
they want to make her feel bad,
they look for a weak point,
and because they don't understand his way of being.
The insult has nothing to do with her real body, but with cruelty and bullying.
3. They make fun of their clothes and hair
Because he wears dark, big, unkempt clothes and doesn't follow fashion. Others are bothered by anyone who is different.
4. They see her as a "misfit"
They think she is crazy for thinking that Roxy Carmichael could be her mother, and they don't understand what she feels ✦ 5. Adults judge her too