SCRIPT ANALYSIS

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Timeline

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Immediate Given Circumstances

 

Larger Given Circumstances

 

Character Analysis: Doug

 

Character Analysis: Kayleen

 

Plot Analysis

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Connecting Structure

• Scene 1-2: gauze unwrapping, she wants to know why he rode off the roof, he wants to know why she drove off the road.

• Scene 2-3: dancing

• Scene 3-4: Music/Sound… insults and the word “retarded”

• Scene 4-5: Lotion/Cutting- her doing something she does for herself to him

• Scene 5-6: He touches her scars

• Scene 6-7: Doug tries to get her to run away with him, Doug tells her he loves her

• Scene 7-8: They both go to a parent to find each other

• Scene 8-1: Remember the puke, both talk about ice rink

 

Other People

• Brad: Kayleen’s boyfriend at age 23. They live together. He hit a tree with the car.

• Dan Strauss: Goes to middle school with Doug and Kayleen, kissed Erin Marks

• Doug’s mom: Came to the viewing, sent flowers and casserole, loves Kayleen

• Doug’s dad: Came to the viewing, loves Kayleen Elaine: Doug’s fiancé at age 28. He gets cold feet.

• Erin Marks: Doug’s crush at 13 years old, dances with her at the 8th grade dance. She kissed Ian McGee and Dan Strauss.

• Ian McGee: Goes to middle school with Doug and Kayleen, kissed Erin Marks

• Kayleen’s mom: left the family, died from stomach disease

• Kayleen’s dad: raised Kayleen, abusive, does not like Doug

• Kristen MacConnell: a nurse that went to high school with Doug and Kayleen. She calls Kayleen when Doug goes to the hospital after blowing out his eye.

• Matty Dozier: Beats up Doug at 18 after Doug tries to fight him for calling Kayleen a skank.

• Wheaton: School employee

• Sister Mary Pat: School employee, said that Doug broke his face

• Sister Boniface: School employee, told Mrs. Wheaton that Kayleen threw up blood

• Todd Scott: Riding the bike that Doug fell off the handlebars of and tore his Achilles tendon

• Tim: Kayleen’s boyfriend at age 18, rapes her