Final Group proposal

A teenager who is constantly being picked on and bullied by pupils in his high school as he

‘doesn’t fit in’. His teachers are being very negative towards his education as he is not very

academic and he is constantly being told that he is a failure and he will never achieve

anything. At home his parents feel that he has let them down their whole life and they are

not supportive of his dreams and ambitions. The only place that he can go to and escape

from the world is when he is skating, he is a very skilled skater and that’s the only place

where his skills can be shown off and he is accepted by the people who surround him there.

Genre; Drama/Coming of Age

Narrative and Themes: The main theme is growing up and being accepted which happens to

most teenagers as they find it hard to fit in and make friends. Another theme is the pursuit

of happiness as harry wants to be accepted for who he is.

Location: School, City, Home and a skate park

Props: skateboard

Characters: School children, teachers parents and skating peers