When I first started watching One Tree Hill, I absolutely hated Brooke Davis. She was a conceited high school girl who had no respect for herself.
Since I am a former cheerleader, I hated the fact that she portrayed cheerleaders as snobby girls who think they're better than everyone else, which is not true at all. Her parents were very wealthy, so she was very spoiled. Throughout high school, Brooke was in love with Lucas Scott, while Lucas was in love with Brooke's best friend Peyton Sawyer. Although Brooke and Peyton were best friends, they didn't exactly act like it when it came to Lucas.
This version of Brooke Davis is not the version high school girls should aspire to be like. Sadly, most high school girls are very similar to Brooke Davis. They choose boys over friends, just like Brooke chose Lucas over Peyton several times. High school can be a time where girls figure out who they are, and learn to love themselves. Before they figure this out, many girls are very self-conscious, and don't have a lot of respect for themselves. They think that being wanted by boys is more important than anything, so they will do anything to get this attention. Just like Brooke believed that getting with several boys would make them love her, many high school girls believe this as well.
It took many mistakes for Brooke to realize that no matter what she did, it would never be good enough if she didn't learn to love herself first. Unfortunately, Brooke had to learn this the hard way, but as soon as she did, she became unstoppable. By the end of high school, Brooke had learned her self-worth and figured out what she was good at, fashion. In high school, she started a smaller version of her clothing line, Clothes Over Bros. After high school, Brooke moved to NYC to make her company even bigger.
Although her company meant so much to Brooke, she moved back to Tree Hill and even opened a shop there. While back in Tree Hill, Brooke met Julian Baker, whom she learned to fall in love with. For a while, Brooke was scared to tell Julian how she really felt since she had been hurt so many times in the past. Many girls do what Brooke did, and try to protect themselves from getting hurt by trying to shield their feelings. Once she got rid of this shield, she realized that this relationship wasn't toxic like many of her former relationships. Brooke and Julian eventually got married and had twins.
After a rough start, it is amazing to see Brooke Davis's transformation. As Brooke Davis starts to love herself, the audience begins to fall more and more in love with her character. Many girls can relate to Brooke, and it gives them hope that she turned out to be such a respectable, independent, and loving mother and wife. Since I was watching One Tree Hill during a hard time in my life, it made me feel much better knowing Brooke went from being someone who didn't respect herself or love herself, to the amazing woman she became. At first, she represented all the girls I strongly disliked throughout high school, but by the end of the show, Brooke Davis represented the woman I aspire to be.
