Chapter 7

In chapter seven an intertextual reference appears. I mean the story of William Wilson- A case of Mistaken Identity- written by Edgar Allan Poe. The case of William Wilson is similar to Ugly Girl. Ugly Girl has got a split personality and William Wilson has got a double ganger. William Wilson is a bit evil and he is brave and self-confident. Like Ugly Girl it is. The double ganger can only whisper. Maybe the double ganger is shy and self-critical. Ursula Riggs is also shy and she isn’t happy with her body or her look.
At the end of the story of William Wilson, the double ganger disappears and there is just the real William Wilson left. So maybe Ugly Girl will abolish the “Ursula- Riggs- personality”. That means, that Ugly Girl won’t be shy anymore and the other students won’t treat her badly. Furthermore, if there is just the “Ugly- Girl- personality”, maybe Ugly Girl will find some friends and will be accepted as she is. And maybe Ugly Girl and Big Mouth will get friends, because they call each other and Ugly Girl says that she wants to help Big Mouth, by she tells the police or Mr. Parrish that Matt’s statement wasn’t meant serious. So maybe the story will have a happy-end.