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1. Planningthe cast:
The protagonist: jade- Jade isa 17 yearoldgirl who liveswithhermumhersister millie.Everyone
seemstothinkshe isa ‘girlygirl’wholovesdressesandmakeup.Howevershe ishidingsomething
fromeveryone ,thatshe isa lesbian.Will she everbe able totell herfamilyandfriendsandhow will
theyreact. Fromlookingat ErvingGoffmanscharactertheorythisissuitable forjade asshe is the
maincharacter.
The deuteroganistMillie- Millie isthe secondmaincharacterwhoisjadessistershe isa 19 yearold
whoalsolivesatthe house withjade andhermum.Millie isverypopularatuniversityandalsohasa
boyfriend.Howwillthe eventsbackat home affectherrelationshipwithherboyfriendandwill she
everbe happyagain?From lookingatErvingGoffmanscharacter theoryMillie suitsthisrole asshe is
one of the secondarycharacters.Thisisdue to her havinga vital role at the end of the storyin
whichshe revealstojade thatshe was adopted.She wouldnotbe seenasa protagonistas the
narrative doesn’tdirectlyfollowMillie’spersonal journey.
The deuteragonsitCara – Cara is a 17 year oldwhoisbestfriendswithjade,Caraisopenlylesbian,
Jade hasn’tbeenable totell herfriendsyet. CarawantsJade to come out withthe truth or she will
be willingtobreakupwithheras theyhave beensecretlydatingforthe lastcouple of months.Will
Cara accept that itis hard forJade or will Jade come outwiththe truthor will the relationshipbe
destroyedbythe badnews.Ifeel thatCara also fitsthe deuteragonistrole asshe isa mainpart in
the maincharacters live andcan influence jadesdecisions.She alsohasaminorrole of beingjades
bestfriendand girlfriend.
The deuteragonistCarol- Carol isa single mumwhoownsherownbakery.Carol hasbeensingle
since jade wasborn. But is she tellingthe truth?How will jade reacttoCarolsbig secret? I have
linkedthistoErvingGoffman’stheoryasthe mumis the secondmaincharacter butis not the main
focusof the film.Ihave alsoput herin thiscategoryas I feel thisissuitable asshe isone of the main
people thataffectjade the maincharacterthe most.
The familyliaisonofficer- The liaisonofficerisaminorcharacter whois involvedinrevealingto
jade that hermum haspassedaway Ina car crash. Accordingto ErvingGoffmanstheoryhe isseenas
the bit playerashe onlyhas a minorrole. The liaisonofficerisgoingtobe playedwithaman which
juxtaposeswiththe stereotypesassocial workersare mainlywomancharactersaswomenare seen
to be more sympathetic.