with a sociological perspective. Here, three stories of life, love, and learning will be analyzed,

these are "Gabby You're Sooo Skinny ", "Last Wish", and "Anne."

" Gabby You're Sooo Skinny " is a story involving the Symbolic-Interaction Paradigm,

also taking on micro-level orientation. In this story a young girl, Gabby, is inspired by a friend to

watch her weight more closely. As a result of the closer watch of her weight she lost five pounds,

she then received very flattering comments from many of her peers at school. With the comments

having gone straight to her head she soon wondered what input she would receive if she lost ten

pounds; mind you she weighed one-hundred twenty-five pounds to start with. Her reduction

from a small one-thousand calorie diet to a five-hundred calorie diet is what...