For my media analysis, I intended to study how identity management, including theories of social comparison, assessment of thinking, stereotypes and self-esteem, is reflected in the 2010 teen comedy Easy A, written by Bert V. Royal. Throughout the film, themes of identity management are discussed at length; the majority of characters are given "identifications" about their social status in high school, the communication patterns between characters show social comparison through lies and truths and the overall plot of the story is that of a girl and of his high school classmates trying to find their identity. in high school.The film is about a clean-cut high school girl named Olive, who tells a white lie to her best friend Rhiannon about losing her virginity to an imaginary student named George. While telling the lie in the bathroom, the high school Christian goody overhears the conversation and tells her friends, who, in true high school fashion, tell their friends and rumors begin to spread around the world. Olive's promiscuity. At first, Olive is approached by Brandon, a high school friend who is bullied and beaten for being gay. He has heard rumors around school that Olive was having sex, which he believes to be true, and she explains to him that it was a lie, but that if he wants to be treated as "normal", he should also lie about who he is. This prompts him to convince her to lie about having sex with him so that people will believe he is straight and thus stop being tormented. Brandon even goes so far as to say, "I can't stand another day like this...I feel like I'm suffocating" about his high school experience. She agrees, and they go to a big party at high school and pretend to have sex in a room so people... middle of paper... won't tell you how bad it is t's shitty to be an outcast, justified or not. » This fully develops when he has such low self-esteem and thinks his identity is so bad that he is willing to have sex with a girl just to fit in. He uses the sexual lie to change his identity in order to fit into what he has. considered the social norm. Later, we see Brandon's identity come to fruition when we learn that he wrote a note to his parents saying "I'm a gay slut!" and leaves town with her male partner. At this point, we see Brandon with positive self-esteem when his true identity is portrayed. I believe Easy A is an excellent film showing how communication, truthful or not, and self-reflection play a huge role in managing identity and self. -estimated. Even though it is a young adult comedy, the film's themes and message are undoubtedly related to interpersonal communication..