Reviving Ophelia Study Guide consists of approx. 59 pages of summaries and analysis on Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher. Browse the literature study guide below:
Dr. Pipher remembers her cousin Polly as a young girl. She describes her as energy in motion. A tomboy, Polly dances, plays sports with the neighborhood boys, and rides horses. Once Polly enters adolescence, however, other children begin teasing her about her tomboyish ways and insist that she be more ladylike. The boys exclude her from their activities, and the girls isolate her because she is different. Polly becomes confused and withdrawn. (
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