Janis Joplin only began to rebel in her high school career at Thomas Jefferson high. She would always avoid the popular girls’ fashion in the nineteen fifties, she would often be seen wearing men’s pants and shirts. Joplin liked to stand out, which made her an easy target to get teased, picked on, and especially get caught in all the rumors at school. Some people even called her a pig others would call her a whore. She did however develop a group of guy friends whom she shared the same interests with, such as her love for music and the beat generation, though other people didn’t like and rejected the literary works. Janis Joplin and her friends gravitated towards the style of the blues and jazz, idolizing artists like Ledbetter. She was also