Cody Fairless-Lee

22nd Mar 2018

It (2017)

Question: While we see Henry Bowers and his gang get their comeuppance by the end of the film, why couldn't the same thing happen to the girls who bully Beverly?

Cody Fairless-Lee

Answer: There's no real reason. Sometimes people who do bad things get away with it.

raywest

24th Jan 2018

It (2017)

Answer: Kids are vicious and make up rumors about eachother. Given she obviously has some hangups and acts awkwardly around others due to her sexually abusive father, rumors simply spun out of control and it became popular for bullies to claim they had fooled around with her.

But it's not just the kids who have accused her. Adults like Eddie's mother have also slut-shamed Beverly.

Cody Fairless-Lee

Once the rumors got out, lots of people spread them despite not knowing anything about her.

LorgSkyegon

They probably overheard the kids saying it and thought it was true what they said about her. Then they probably spread it throughout their friends/family.

There's also another factor: IT's malign influence. While it's unusual for a whole small town to spread such vicious rumors of a 13-year old kid, IT influences the townsfolk, amplifying their resentment, hostility, bitterness, jealousy, and other negative emotions. Derry is IT's feeding ground, and its mental presence permeates all levels of town. A select few, like the Losers Club, are able to resist it.

Jukka Nurmi

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