Heathers - "Sarahland"

In "Sarahland," the movie Heathers is a symbol of the narrator's feelings of alienation from her friend group and their interests and values. In the movie, the character Veronica becomes annoyed with her friends, all named Heather, because they are superficial and only interested in dating and going to parties. Sarah identifies with Veronica because, unlike her friends, she wants more from college and from life than going to bars and finding a husband. However, Sarah's situation is complicated by the fact that she is queer and seemingly unwilling to admit this to herself. She explains, “There seem to be only two options in Heathers and probably everywhere—either you're attached to a group of girls and obsessed with diets and clothes or you're attached to a boy and obsessed with freedom and killing people” (4-5). Sarah cannot identify completely with Veronica because she...