Explain a theme that Stargirl represents in the novel.

The theme
of individual vs. society is something thatrepresents.  In another sense, she embodies the theme
of insider vs. outsider and how both dynamics impact the individual.  Stargirl experiences life
as both insider and outsider.  Spinelli'sreveals how she does not change her own sense of
identity even when the social classification to which she finds herself belonging changes. 
Stargirl remains the same person when she is an insider and an outsider.  The thematic
implication of this is the idea that if individuals find their own voice and develop the courage
to embrace this reality, then they will be able to fully appreciate being in the world and what
consciousness has to offer.  In this light, the thematic reality of how Stargirl goes from
outsider to insider and back to outsider is a theme that Stargirl represents and has tremendous
implications on the development of the novel.  It is in this light where Spinelli's main
character ends up becoming a force that exists  both within and outside the novel.  To this end,
Stargirl is a thematically definitive character in Leo's world and in ours, as well, because of
how she embodies and places a variation on the insider/ outsider theme.