Reading Response/ Critical thinking question 2

In the book, Slob,by : Ellen Potter, Owen faces many problems at his school because he is overweight and likes to eat oreo cookies. When the gym teacher asked him to demonstrate a gymnastics move, he did it, but when he turned over his shorts lowered and his classmates called him fat. I feel really sorry for Owen, it's extremely hard for some people to lose weight no matter how much we try with diets and weight loss programs , it still is hard. I dont think people should really be judged on how they look on the outside, but in the inside. At least Owen has determination, but that all changes when Owen goes to the cafeteria for lunch. He doesn't like the school lunch and begs his mom to put three oreos in his lunch box everyday.When someone takes the oreos out of his lunch box constantly, it is time for him for him to figure out this mess.

Bullying is a huge social issue that involves so many people in it. Bullies want to make the victims to feel smaller than them and the bullies want to have more pride and selfconfidence. Owen packed on the pounds because of all the stress that has been happening in his life, with school work and trying to find his place in middle school, his sister is kind of being bullied to because she is a group called " Girls Who Are Boys ". Jeremy, as they call her, dresses like a boy and lot of the girls make fun of her about her style.  Owen is one of the smartest kids in school, he loves participating in the Science Fair, where he gets to show his inventions that took months to build. Owen should not be teased based off his weight and how he looks, it dosen't really matter. He does so much good things, but why do people have do focus on the bad things , but when you have so much good in you that's all that hey look at.
That would be my question, why is the good things in life not as appreciated as the bad things? I know that the media and papparazzi like to put bad news about people in the magazines and such, because a lot of people would read it and sometimes believe it, but with out any doubt bullying is a major issue in this book and takes over a lot of people's actions.