Right now, I'm struggling with the idea of writing in bullying in my story. The thing is, I've only ever dealt with the kind of bullying that happens in elementary (pulling someone's chair out from underneath of them, or calling them a "meanie or dumb-face").
The story takes place in a high school, and I'm trying to include a boy bullying a girl. It's a key factor in my novel. The only problem is, I have no idea what the bully's motives are! Plus, is it really that abnormal for a guy to be bullying a girl in high school?
I've been researching the motives of bullying, and all I've found are:
1. bad upbringing in home
2. lack of attention
3. the bully is a victim his/herself
I don't want the guy to bully the girl because he likes her either. I just need the girl to get bullied somehow.
Also, other than physical abuse, what can also be considered as bullying? I've tried using verbal abuse, but I end of using the same 'name-calling' every time I try to write it.
I don't know... Every time I try to write something of the like, it ends up sounding childish (really elementary, to be honest).
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