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Major character and narrator:
Simon Spier

minor characters:
Mr and Mrs Spier
Bram Greenfeld
Leah Burke
Nick Eisner
Abby Suso
Mr. Worth

antagonist:
Martin Addison

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Simon:
sympathy, compassion, relatable

Martin:
anger, disgust

Leah:
sympathy, pity, respect (she is the first of Simon´s friends who forgives him), confused (missing support for Simon when he gets bullied in the cafeteria)

Abby:
respect, sympathy, confused (missing support for Simon when he gets bullied in the cafeteria)

Nick:
confused (missing support for Simon when he gets bullied in the cafeteria)

Family:
sympathy, in general very harmonic family
reaction to Simon´s outing:
Nora: understanding, cool with it, supporting
Emily: kind of understanding, too surprised to have a supporting reaction
Jack: completely overhelmed, tries to save the situation with a bad joke

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title reminds of the movie "love, Rosie"

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different to most other typical YAL films since it is not about the pretty cheerleader who gets the quaterback

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the only movie we know that has a gay person as the main character and which deals with the story of his coming out

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in comparison to other movies with gay characters Simon´s sourroundings reacted mostly positive to him coming out

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in parts too many stereotypes

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in general Simon´s struggle is presented in a very relatable way, which might also help other struggling teenagers to cope with their coming out

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for teenagers interesting, since the movie is close to their own environment and experiences

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point of view: Simon tells the story from his point of view, the viewers only see, what he sees and sometimes also his imagination (of blue for example) is shown

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conflicts:
man vs. himself: keeping his sexuality a secret, therefore having to lie to his friends and family
man vs. man: manipulating his friends because Martin is blackmailing him
man vs. society: being bullied in school and faced with at least some discrimination

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I would like to meet / get to know Abby since she seems to be a pretty cool girl who I think I would get along with very well.

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resolution:
Simon solved the conflicts with his family and friends and starts a romantic relationship with Bram.

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less representation on TV and in movies (double standards for gay couples)

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in many TV shows queer characters are represented in a very stereotypical way

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In TV shows queer characters are often not taken seriously; men with make-up are presented as something to laugh about

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queer-catching: queer characters in films, who barely appear in the story and are only part of the film for advertising purposes