MICKI'S'WORLD

Abstract

Micki is a sociometric "star," the kind of being whose inner dynamics seem to produce a magnetic charm. She is the most popular child in her class. She is usually a captain in games, and always the first to be chosen. Other children vie for her company and her favor. She is invited to every birthday party in her school and neighborhood age groups. Popularity has not overwhelmed her; she has not become a tyrant. Instead, she seeks always to include the "loners," the isolates, in games and other activities. She ever seeks out the unsought. Perhaps that is because she has, for a long time in terms of her short life span, known what it is to feel lonely and unloved