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‘Dear Mr Bernard,
We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday for whatever we did wrong. What we did was wrong but we think you are crazy to make us write an essay on who we think we are. What do you care? You see us as you want to see us.
In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. You see us as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, a criminal. Correct? That’s the way we saw each other at seven o’clock this morning. We were brainwashed.’
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INTRODUCTION TO EACH CHARACTER:
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“Well, Mister, you find out a way to study.”
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Brain’s mum
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“It’s not like I am defective or anything”
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Princess
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“Guys screw around, there’s nothing wrong with that, except that you got caught, sport…”
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Athlete’s dad
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‘criminal’ walks in front of car, bundled up, eyes straight ahead.
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Criminal
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Girl gets out of car, stops and steps closer to the drivers door to say goodbye and it drives off. She watches it drive away.
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Basket case
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“I don’t belong in here.”
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Princess
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“Describing to me who you think you are.”
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Teacher
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“I can’t believe this is really happening to me.”
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Princess
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“You whip it out and your dead before the first drop hits the floor.”
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Athlete
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“If you disappeared for ever it wouldn’t make any difference. You may as well not even exist at this school.”
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Athlete
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Note pain Criminal’s face. Tries to control his features
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“Instead of going to prison, you’ll come here!”
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Teacher to Bender
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“You think I’d speak to you. I don’t even know your language”
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Bender to Princess
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“I don’t think either one gives a shit about me. They just use me to get back at each other.”
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Princess
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“Their idea of parental compassion is… wacko.”
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Brain
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“Are you a virgin?”
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Criminal to Princess
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“You and how many of your friends?”
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Criminal to Athlete
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“How does one become a janitor?
“You guys think I am some untouchable peasant.”
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Bender
Carl
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“Why are you here?”
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“I am here today because my coach and my father don’t want me to blow my ride. I get treated differently because the coach thinks I’m a winner.”
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Athlete
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“Kind of like a horserace, it’s about how involved I am in what’s happening to me.”
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Athlete
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“Brian here is a cherry.”
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Bender
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“It’s my personal, private business.”
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Brian
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“You ask me one more question and I’m beating the shit out of you.”
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Athlete to Brain
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“Look at him, he’s a bum.”
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Teacher to Bender
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“You think anyone’s going to believe you. You think anyone’s gonna take your word over mine?”
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Teacher to Bender
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“I am so popular.”
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Princess
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“I always carry this much shit in my bag.”
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Basketcase
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“My home life is unsatisfying”
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Basketcase
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“You do everything anybody tells you.”
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Basketcase to Athlete
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“What did they do to you?”
“They ignore me.”
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Athlete
Basketcase
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“These kids will take care of me.”
“I doubt it.”
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Teacher
Carl
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“The only person I told was my shrink.”
“What did he do?”
“He nailed me.”
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Basketcase
Princess
Basketcase
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“It’s a double edged sword. If you say you haven’t, you’re a prude. If you say you have, you’re a slut. It’s a trap.”
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Basketcase
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“We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it.”
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Athlete
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Athletes story
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Larry… “he’s kind of skinny, weak.”
“My fathers attitude to weakness”
“All I could think about was Larry’s father and Larry having to go home and explain it to him.”
“The humiliation.”
“How do you apologise for something like that.”
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About Larry and what he did to him
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“He’s like a mindless machine I can’t relate to.”
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Athlete about his dad
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Brian’s Story
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“I don’t like what I see.”
“I’ve never got an ‘F’ in my life.”
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“I don’t understand pressure? Fuck you!”
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“I can’t have an ‘F’.
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“I could disappear… remember.”
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Criminal
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“I have just as many feelings as you do.”
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Princess
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“My god, are we going to be like our parents?”
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Athlete
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“When you grow up, your heart dies.”
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Basketcase
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“You don’t have the balls to stand up to your friends.”
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Criminal
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“I hate having to go along with everything my friends do.”
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Popular
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“Why are you being so nice to me?”
“Because you’re letting me.”
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Basketcase
Princess
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