![]() There she worked long hours with an eclectic group of people and felt disillusioned by the power structure that kept incompetent men employed while women were promoted based on their looks. She failed to find love there and went on to a job at the YMCA in Chicago. She also learned valuable lessons about friendship during this time.Īfter high school, Fey attended the University of Virginia. It was a theater group that became her safe haven after she broke up with her boyfriend. As she enters her teen years, she realizes that women are judged for their bodies and no body seems capable of satisfying the ideal.Īfter 11th grade, Fey worked at Summer Showtime. She carries the scar to this day, and it tells others about who she is. When she’s in kindergarten, a stranger attacks her and leaves a scar on her face. In order to succeed in this industry, women must overcome the urge to surrender to convention or please people who are impossible to please.įey’s mother is forty years old when Fey is born, and she learns that her parents are older. Throughout her career, she has faced discrimination and double standards because of her gender. She talks about working at a theater camp, taking night improv classes, writing for Saturday Night Live (SNL), and finally creating 30 Rock. She describes growing up as an awkward, smart-mouthed girl and traces the process by which she enters show business. ![]() Tina Fey’s book Bossypants is a humorous memoir about her life in show business. ![]() 1-Page Summary of Bossypants Overall Summary ![]()
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