The mudfrogsis a
literary device that is used to promote one of the main themes of this book, which is the
conflict between individuality and conformity. This is something that occurs throughout the book
and finds its focus in the way thatrepresents the forces of individuality and the High School
where she attends represents conformity. This conformity is so strong that the students
represent mudfrogs in the way that they are all together making exactly the same sound and doing
exactly the same thing. None of them dare to be different or to try and express who they
are.
Stargirl is of course theof this. She not only expresses her
individuality through her dress, actions, and behaviour, but also makes it clear that she
doesn't care about whether her fellow students approve or disapprove of what she does. She is a
character who rejects conformity and sees it as something that is restrictive and negative, as
her experience when she tries to conform amply demonstrates. The mudfrogs metaphor therefore
helps emphasise the central theme of this story.
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