1. How do the characters develop due to the connections between one another?
2. How are family issues presented in the film?
3. How do the relationships of the characters mature due to them expressing their feelings in multiple scenes
4. How do Benders attitudes reflect that of a typical bully?
5. How does Claire's speech about her and Andrews friendship groups effect the way the other characters feel towards Claire and Andrews friendship development between them all?
6. What does the teacher and the janitor represent in society?
7. Social acceptance in high school has changed since 1985. How does your contemporary context influence your views of the characters?
8. How do the actions of the parents at the beginning and end of the film help us gain an understanding of the emotions of the characters?
9. How does the difference in the characters home lives effect how they relate with each other?
10. How does the first image "the text" by David Bowie at the start of the film position the viewer for the rest of the movie?
11. How is the idea that all teenagers and kids have their own individual problem portrayed to the viewer?
12. What does the irony of Vernons first name (Dick) highlight to the viewer?
13. What different types of pressures is the audience meant to identify and relate with?
2. How are family issues presented in the film?
3. How do the relationships of the characters mature due to them expressing their feelings in multiple scenes
4. How do Benders attitudes reflect that of a typical bully?
5. How does Claire's speech about her and Andrews friendship groups effect the way the other characters feel towards Claire and Andrews friendship development between them all?
6. What does the teacher and the janitor represent in society?
7. Social acceptance in high school has changed since 1985. How does your contemporary context influence your views of the characters?
8. How do the actions of the parents at the beginning and end of the film help us gain an understanding of the emotions of the characters?
9. How does the difference in the characters home lives effect how they relate with each other?
10. How does the first image "the text" by David Bowie at the start of the film position the viewer for the rest of the movie?
11. How is the idea that all teenagers and kids have their own individual problem portrayed to the viewer?
12. What does the irony of Vernons first name (Dick) highlight to the viewer?
13. What different types of pressures is the audience meant to identify and relate with?