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high schoolers of the Glee Club
Who plays the baffoon?
the jock
Who plays the servant?
I encourage them to look at the race, station in life, body type of each character.
Rachel Berry- strong character. jewish. comes from same sex interracial family.
Finn Hudson- white. quarterback with the beautiful voice
Kurt Hummel- white. feminized gay kid or transgendered?
Mercedes Jones- strong african american female
Artie Abrams- disabled student who is bullied by the jocks and play guitar
Tina Cohen-Chang- Asian. bisexual? rebel female
Quinn Fabray- white blond hair. head cheerleader and president of the celibacy club
What motivates the character?
Rachel- rachel is drivin by her love for "theater" and her fathers' need for perfection.
Finn- forced into the Glee club to stay out of trouble. Coach, and friends expect him to be the quarter back, but his love for music inspires him to stay in defend the Glee club and it's members. stands up against the unjust class system seen as normal in the high school setting.
What do they want out of life?
What’s their mission?
If there are people of color (in the cartoon), what do they look like? (also added in disabled to this category)
tina displayed as quite, yet americanized my the society around her. she seems very confused about her sexuality and seems to be trying to rebel against her traditional background.
Mercedes- represented as a strong black women who will not be left behind. represents a sterotype of black women that must be loud to be heard.
Artie- the disabled student is often pushed around and seen as second class in the school environment. a jolke was made about him being the lead in a song during the rehearsals, which he laughed along with, progressing the idea of disabled people as second class citizens.
How does the film portray overweight people?
the cheerleading instructor often makes comments about girls weight and their inability to keep up and compete within the cheerios group.
What about women other than the main character?
many women are teachers (but it is a school). there is a female gym teacher (the cheerleading coach)
What jobs do you see them doing?
What do they talk about?
being skinny and popular
giving relationship advice
assisting males
What are their main concerns?
cheerleaders being skinny
getting the man
becoming popular
being accepted for who you are
finding fame by following your heart and your dreams
What roles do money, possessions, and power play in the film?
power is in the hands of the teachers who are suppose to model appropriate behaviors but admit they have no clue either.
power is in the hands of the popular kids who bully students who are different then themselves.
teachers reinforce the idea that these class systems within the school can not change and should be left alone.
What has it?
****popular kids and teachers (go into more detail about the idea of the class system as displayed in high school. are we pre-destine to be popular or a jock? can your personality change how you are viewed by the reining class?)
Who wants it?
other students in the school want the power to do what they want and be accepted for their differences.
Rachel wants power to fulfill her dream and more importantly the dreams of her fathers to create the perfect child.
How important is it to the story?
the idea of power is very important to the story. we see it in the lead teachers problems with his wife and their finances. it pops p again with the female teacher who is constantly trying to whoo the male teacher (a need for control and ownership). we see it most particularly in the class system of the high school, which even teachers say over and over again should not be messed with. the power is handed to the jocks and the popular kids. they dictate what is cool, what isn't cool, and who is and isn't cool. the male teacher struggles with how to get the popular kids on his side in order to influence the rest of the student body. he mentioned if he had a few popular kids that were in or accepted the glee club other students would follow and participate. in this way the "cool" kids have power over the teachers too.
What would children learn about what’s important in society?”
high school is a class system that bases importance, rank, and power on what a person looks like, and what extra curricular activities one participates in.
football stars date the head cheerleader, "normal" girls aren't given a chance
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