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After Troy's karaoke duet with Gabriella, he says, "My friends know about the snowboarding, I haven't quite told them about the singing thing...But you know my friends, it's not what I do. That was like a different person"

Coach Bolton (Troy's father): "You're the team leader. And what you do affects not only the team but the whole team. And without you completely focused, we're not gonna win next week."

The fact that Troy has to lie to his friends and his dad, who is also his coach, about where he has been proves that they would not accept him if they were to find out about his interest in singing. Being the captain of the basketball team while receiving pressure from his dad and the whole school limits Troy in the things he wants to do with his time.

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Troy sings, "Maybe this time we'll hit the right notes. Wait a minute, not the time and place. Wait a minute, get my head in the game."

Troy knows in his heart that he has found an interest in singing, but he's trying to snap out of it because he's afraid of what his friends might think.

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Troy's moments of self-realization and questioning of his identity:

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Troy's moments of self-realization and questioning of his identity:

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While playing basketball with his dad, Troy asks "Did you ever think about trying something new, but were afraid of what your friends might think?"

At the rooftop with Gabriella, Troy reveals, "Sometimes I don't want to be the basketball guy. I just wanna be a guy. You know?"

Coach Bolton is scolding Troy for his slack and says, "But you're a playmaker, not a singer, right?" to which Troy responds, "Did you ever think maybe I could be both?"

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MARXIST THEORY - Who has power in the text? What kind(s) of power do they have?

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MARXIST THEORY - Who has power in the text? What kind(s) of power do they have?

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Sharpay Evans is portrayed as the "Queen Bee" of East High. She is popular, self-centered, and students would die to be her friend. Her and her brother Ryan are known for owning the spotlight in their school's drama club for performing arts.

She has power in the movie when she uses her popularity to get what she wants, resulting in others to fear her.

She also taunts those who try to get in her way, like Gabriella who auditioned for the musical. This threatened her reputation and sparked an interest for sabotage.

Sharpay and Ryan talk to Ms. Darbus, their drama club advisor, and convince her to change the callback auditions so that the time would clash with Gabriella's scholastic decathlon and Troy's basketball game.

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How does it resist single stories about what it means to be a man?

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How does it resist single stories about what it means to be a man?

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STATUS QUO:
"Stick to the stuff you know. If you wanna be cool, follow one simple rule, don't mess the flow no no. Stick to the status quo."

Zeke says "If Troy can tell his secret, I can tell mine. I bake. I love to bake. Strudels, scones, even apple pandowdy. Someday I hope to make the perfect creme brulee."

Although the song "Status Quo" is encouraging the students at East High to conform to societal expectations, students like Zeke are those who resist the single stories made about men.

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How does it conform to single stories about what it means to be a man?

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How does it conform to single stories about what it means to be a man?

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Single story: Men have no business in the musical careers, and instead should stick to sports because that's what they're best at. It's more masculine to be an athlete than to be a singer.

Chad Danforth's (Troy's best friend) attitude towards the school musical: "Who cares? You think LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal auditioned for their school musical?"

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I chose this movie because I believe that Troy best portrays the limitations of men in society. He was the captain of his school's basketball team and he was known for the sport. When this opportunity to audition for the musical came up, he struggled with balancing both sports and music. In the eyes of his teammates and his father, music was not something they were expecting Troy to take part of, which eventually discourages Troy and his abilities.

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High School Musical is a Disney Channel original movie about a group of high school students that participate in the school musical. The protagonists, Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez, have existing obligations, basketball and academic decathlon, that become barriers to their chances at auditioning for the musical.