There will always be some person in life that will pressure into doing something. Someone might try to get you to smoke, drink or even have sex. Peer pressure is a serious problem in inner city kids. Teenagers always want to be considered cool or popular. So, they try to put themselves into the situations where they can become these things. However, the people who are already considered this aren't particularly "cool". The "coolest" people are often considered as the best fighters and the ones who get in trouble the most. Essentially, they are the baddest kids around. These kids often take advantage of the kids who want to be like them and make them do crazy things.
In the story "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake, Maleeka was pressured into vandalizing her teacher, Mrs. Saunder's, classroom by her "protector" Charlese. Charlese used her as a sort of "flunky" so she could get good grades. Maleeka was blinded from seeing Charlese as a bad influence, so she let her boss her around. This peer pressure is extremely dangerous because it could have gotten her kicked out of school or even arrested. In most cases, the need for attention and popularity is so great, that the teen would do anything for it. This is how teens become victims of peer pressure. The best advice I can give on this is just be true to yourself and live your own life to the fullest.
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