100 Dresses

In the story, The Hundred Dresses, Wanda Petronski is a young Polish-American girl living in a small town, where she is bullied by her classmates especially Peggy. This started because Wanda said she had 100 Dress at home, when they know that she only has the one faded blue dress that she wears to school everyday.  The narrator of the story is Maddie, Peggy's best friend, and she reveals her discomfort with the bullying and her fears in becoming the prey in trying to stop it.  Three different characteristics of bullying are covered in the story:

  The Bully

- A person(s) who is often mean or physical to others especially smaller and weaker people.  Some bullies do not know that their words are hurting others.  Many bullies take out their own hurt on others to make themselves feel better about their situation.

  The Bystander

- A person(s) who sees what is going on (bullying) but does not participate.  In this case a bystander must decide if they will watch and do nothing or go get help for the person being bullied.

  The Bullied

- A person(s) who is being bullied either through words or physical contact.