Parody of “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” Dylan and Daniela are gleefully diving into their senior year at Westward High School. The two have been dating happily for 3 years and meet on quite unexpected terms. Dylan, the captain of the football team and a dreamy jock, seemly fell in love with Daniela, the nerdy but beautiful thespian. The couple, out of exceedingly low chances of meeting not only do just that but, fall in love. These two completely different teenagers just seem to have everything in common as well. Zach, star football captain and below average student can thoroughly understand Daniella’s struggles of getting into Julliard. Daniela, president of the drama department successfully introduces Dylan into doing theatre and all of his rough football buddies are completely supportive. When Dylan’s football pals first hear of Dylan doing a play they eagerly fangirl and buy tickets to see him sing under the spotlight. Dylan’s dad, the football coach, remains the most supportive. After 18 years of teaching Dylan everything he knows about his beloved sport of football, his father is the first to stick up for his dreams even if it means missing a few practices to go to rehearsal. …show more content…
The parody mocks the story line of this movie while sarcastically emphasizing the unrealistic roles it conveys to its audience. “High School Miserable” parodies “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” by using reframing, sarcasm and absurdity to emphasize the unlikeliness of the text to audiences who dislike cliché endings. Through intertextuality we can address that a future parody-maker should target an unrealistic norm and use absurdity to grab the audience’s attention to make a point; this can suggest that the use of parodies can correct the unjustly expectations these movies portray to
Romiette Cappelle is a sixteen-year-old African-American girl. She has been having the same nightmares for weeks. In the dream Romi is drowning, the water burns and she hears a male voice coaxing her. Romiette loves to read, run, and work with her mother. Julio Montague is a sixteen-year-old Mexican American who loves to swim and play the harp. Romi and Julio friendship begins when they discover they attend the same high school. They have a few things in common, such as the love for mandolins, music, and family. Their friendship starts to blossom into more, but the devil dogs, a gang at their high school doesn’t want them together. The gang threatens and continues to bother Romi and Julio. With the help of Destiny and Ben, their best friends,
Development: The narrative follows part of these students' lives during a year at college, they are in each other's lives whether they know it or not. There are parallels drawn between them as the narrative progresses: Peace V War, Aggression V Pacifism, sides are taken and the racial lines are clear- stick to your own group like glue. How they fit in with the rest of the college population, Malik does this better than Remy and Kristen- he heads straight for the black population.
...he story with the various characters. Melinda’s acquaintance, Heather works hard at finding friends and becoming popular, but in the end she turns away from Melinda. The story is about the high school years. Many times when we are growing up we can’t wait to get there because we will be treated as adults, but the truth is the problems that come along when we are older can be difficult. The various clans of students help present the theme by showing us that there are many different types of people. The popular cheerleaders, the jocks, the geeks and those who are just trying to fit in. Melinda transforming the janitor’s closet symbolizes her hiding her feelings and Melinda’s inability to speak and tell people what happened to her. High school can be fun but unfortunately through the eyes of Melinda it was a very hard time.
These days, as both characters ironically prove, it is difficult trying to be different when being different is a category in itself. Dave and Julia, the two protagonists of this book, are both the cool, “hipster” type kids that would burn themselves drinking their coffee because they have to do it before it is cool. Both of them think high school is the biggest cliché imaginable, which – when you think about it- it really is. How many of us fantasized over being prom king or queen? Having someone ask you out to a dance in the most romantic, over used fashion possible? Wanted to run for class president or some other office? These are the sort of things that Dave and Julia vow never to do during their four years of high school, until one day everything changes. As the summary explains, Dave and Julia start a pact (which they write down and title the "Nevers List") right before high school, swearing off participating in any of the "cliché" high school experiences that were just bound to arise. The list goes as
Ava is a senior who is new to the school. With being new to the school, Ava wants to just get through the year with no drama. She is an unwilling participant in the Prom Bowl as the “Wild Card”. While not as skinny as the other girls in school, Ava doesn’t care about the social dynamics of the girls. The other main character is Mark Palmer, a typical senior football player. As the quarterback for the team, Mark is trying to earn scholarships for college. The character Mark has never had a long-lasting relationship in high school. Mark tries to save Ava from being involved in the Prom
Both younger brothers feel the weight of their older brothers’ legacies. Joey feels pressured to live up to Mike’s (modest) football success after his death. He even quits the soccer team and plans to play high school football. He wants to be like his brother. Paul also grapples with his older brother’s legacy. In this case, however, he wants athletic success in a different sport. Given that Erik’s football success completely monopolizes his parents’ lives, Paul struggles to make a name for himself in soccer. He wants his parents to treat him like they treat Erik, and he wants the respect that his soccer success
Juliana graduates high school and enrolls in medical school, to the bequest of Lawrence. Whilst in medical school, she meets a fellow classmate and fell in love with him.
At first, she struggles with accepting herself. She kisses her best friend Irene when she was twelve, then questions whether or not there is something wrong with her. Without her parents to assure her that her feelings are not a “sickness” or “sin” like she believes they are, she constantly feels guilty about every encounter with another girl she has (99). After a while, she realizes that there is nothing wrong with her, and she begins to embrace her sexuality. She develops a crush on her friend Coley, and word gets around school without Cameron knowing. She is talking to her friend Jamie at prom, and the topic of her sexuality and what people think came up. Cameron worries that everyone is being judgemental, so she talks to her prom date Jamie about it. Instead of being supportive, Jamie tells Cameron to “keep on with the Coley Taylor think awhile longer and see what happens,” illustrating that Jamie feels as if Cameron’s crush is stirring up drama (155). At this point, Cameron realizes that although she may have learned to accept herself, others have not. Her friends and classmates are very judgemental, and they tend to talk about her behind her back. Cameron’s problems are made worse when
One is that of the female feeling that the male does not know she exists. Another issue of this genre is the fact that the desirable male is already in a relationship. In the film, Jake and his girlfriend have the typical jock and cheerleader relationship. However, at party that his girlfriend throws, Jake realizes that he wants something more in a relationship. The scene shows him in his room searching for Samantha’s picture in the yearbook as his drunk girlfriend stumbles into his doorway. He closes the door and decides to give Samantha a phone call, although she unfortunately does not answer. He realizes how his current girlfriend is more concerned with popularity and sexual attraction than having a healthy and compatible relationship. Another character that contributes to the film is the freshman “geek”. As one of the newest additions to the high school scene, this particular freshman desires to climb the social ladder by “getting with” Samantha. Throughout the film he is seen trying to grab her attention while she repeatedly shuts him down. There is one scene in the film in which the geek and Samantha are talking. He lets her know that lately Jake has been expressing interest in her. As the discussion turns toward the geek, the topic of
Although the narrator let Sonny lives with them, he suspects that his brother still using drugs; however, he sees Sonny with religious people praying and singing. Because of the narrator’s negative attitude and thoughts, Sonny tries to explain for him how he first gets in charge with drugs and how playing piano makes him feel good, but at the end, he decides to leave the narrator’s home. Eventually, Sonny invites his brother to one of his performances at the club; the narrator accepts and is pleased of Sonny’s playing. He finally understands his brother’s way of communication and expression. The story therefore points out Realistically, there are many families in the world like Sonny’s one that experience the fears of separation, unemployment, and poverty. Because of all the difficulties the Narrator lives, he wants to be unworried as much as possible; he does not want to think of his brother; however, at the end, he forgives Sonny and his
Bella enters into the peculiar atmosphere of high school and quickly learns that anything is possible. the story makes a dramatic, one hundre...
Mara, the main character, is a perfectionist. She has straight-As, is in National Honors Society, and is a future Yale student. She is competing with her only ex-boyfriend for the Valedictorian. Her life changes completely when her niece V, who is only a year younger than her, comes to live with Mara. V is a slutty, druggie that has an attitude. This story takes the reader on an adventure of two complete opposite girls who have to learn to love each other. Mara eventually learns that she cannot control everything and has to take life as it comes.
life in the mid to late twentieth century and the strains of society on African Americans. Set in a small neighborhood of a big city, this play holds much conflict between a father, Troy Maxson, and his two sons, Lyons and Cory. By analyzing the sources of this conflict, one can better appreciate and understand the way the conflict contributes to the meaning of the work.
She is a straight A student, who is sweet and attractive, but not in a noticeable way. She isn’t involved in the social scene and has a habit of thinking she’s not worth anything. The world can stomp right over her, including her mom who could ruin her daughter's dream of going to college. Sutter intends to change all of this in the weeks before graduation. As he casually takes her to parties, she tutors him in geometry, and asks her to prom, she falls for him. Much to Sutter's surprise, he begins to fall for her as well. Maybe it was Aimee helping him focus on the future or him helping Aimee discover herself. No one knows, but it will be the love of a lifetime. Aimee goes with Sutter to reconnect with his father. When they get there they realize his father is a low-life disappointment, who can’t stay sober. Sutter can’t cope and breaks it off with Aimee, his good-natured irresponsibility seems like a victimless act, but it threatens to push him and Aimee toward the wrong
Neil Perry comes from a very controlling family. If Neil’s grades fall anywhere below an A average, he will be punished by his father. Neil loves acting and tried to act in a play once, but his over controlling father does not what Neil to do anything that could mess-up his grades. After meeting Mr. Keating, Neil learns that he needs to start seizing the day, so he starts back up Mr. Keating’s old club, Dead poets Society. Then Neil gets all of his friends on board with starting up the ancient club, and now with the confidence from starting the club, he decides to go further when he goes against his father’s demands and auditions for the play at a school near his. When Neil gets the part as the main role, he makes two fake letters from the head master and his father, so he can participate in the play. Mr. Perry, Neil Perry’s father, finds out from a friend at dinner that his son is in a play, but when he finds his son, he tells him that he is forbidden to attend the performance, because he went behind his back. Mr. Keating is encountered by Neil right after he had his talk with his father, and he tell Mr. Keating about how he feels about his father. John Keating tells Neil to talk to his father and explain why he wants to be in the play. Since Neil’s father will not let Neil in the play, Neil goes behind his back aging to play his part in the performance, and when he does he gets a standing ovation.