Cady's first animal scene in the mall with The Plastics.

Mean Girls animal scene in the lunchroom.

Mean Girls, girls gone wild after burn book comes out.

As Cady begins life in public school she’s entranced by “The Plastics” and begins to form herself around their standards. One way that she copes with all the changes that she experiences while being apart of the group, is by comparing different situations to the way animals in Africa would act. These animal scenes are a motif that are strategically placed within the film. Throughout the film there are three different animal scenes, as seen in the video clips to the left. The animal scenes signify that an American high school is like a jungle and that teenagers can be animals.

Often times the term power is associated with feminism. Stella Creasy argues that feminism isn't about women, but rather it's about the power imbalances that exist in society. This is seen in many of Hollywood productions that have come out recently and that are continuing to out. And this is also seen in Mean Girls. The Plastics are in constant battle to keep their positions as the queen bees of the school. And when something threatens that, they attack.

Not only do The Plastics have a constant battle to stay the queen bees, but as Cady imagines different social aspects as if they were jungle animals. Within a jungle ecosystem there is also a balance of power. The fight between animals to show dominance and power relates to The Plastics as they try to one-up each other.