I thought I'd post this because it's the most recent piece done.
I'm in the Asian American Studies 325b (creative performance) class at CSUN. One of our assignments was to write something we would be able to perform or have someone else to perform. It was just kind of an interesting experience writing and reciting this piece. So please all feedback is encouraged. The following is my pruposal for the paper, which will giveyou background information before reading the dialogue (on following post)
Marc Pescadera
Professor Ropp
AAS 325B
Proposal
For my individual project I am going to write a story of an Asian American male teenager who has developed schizophrenia. As he unfolds certain memories of his childhood it becomes more apparent as to how his schizophrenic behavior started. He tells absurd and traumatic stories about his life. The root of his insanity becomes clear after learning about how his father committed suicide, his mother abusing him as a child, how Caucasian children would torment him because of his chinky eyes, and how he was the lonely outcast of society.
The name of the character is Mao. The conflict is Mao’s personal struggle with his alter-ego personality, McCarthy. The names of the characters symbolize two polarizing schools of thought (Mao Tsetung and communism V.S. McCarthyism and the red scare ) A side character that is mentioned is a girl by the name of Demi Krosy, which represents Democracy. Demi represents a goal that Communisim (represented by Mao) wants to conquer, but cant.
The character is an Asian American who develops a Caucasian opposite personality that constantly discourages him from doing things and explains to him that he will never be accepted in society. The character wants to be more American after he notices the privileges that many of his white peers receive unknowingly. As a result, he uses McCarthy as a way to express his feelings about white America since his Caucasian peers simply ignore him.
The climax of the story comes during a dialogue between McCarthy and Mao as they argue over why and why not a certain girl, Demi, will go out with him. Mao gets riled up and realizes the only way he can express his love for Demi is by eliminating his main obstacle, McCarthy. He decides to kill McCarthy.
Marc Pescadera
Professor Ropp
AAS 325B
Proposal
For my individual project I am going to write a story of an Asian American male teenager who has developed schizophrenia. As he unfolds certain memories of his childhood it becomes more apparent as to how his schizophrenic behavior started. He tells absurd and traumatic stories about his life. The root of his insanity becomes clear after learning about how his father committed suicide, his mother abusing him as a child, how Caucasian children would torment him because of his chinky eyes, and how he was the lonely outcast of society.
The name of the character is Mao. The conflict is Mao’s personal struggle with his alter-ego personality, McCarthy. The names of the characters symbolize two polarizing schools of thought (Mao Tsetung and communism V.S. McCarthyism and the red scare ) A side character that is mentioned is a girl by the name of Demi Krosy, which represents Democracy. Demi represents a goal that Communisim (represented by Mao) wants to conquer, but cant.
The character is an Asian American who develops a Caucasian opposite personality that constantly discourages him from doing things and explains to him that he will never be accepted in society. The character wants to be more American after he notices the privileges that many of his white peers receive unknowingly. As a result, he uses McCarthy as a way to express his feelings about white America since his Caucasian peers simply ignore him.
The climax of the story comes during a dialogue between McCarthy and Mao as they argue over why and why not a certain girl, Demi, will go out with him. Mao gets riled up and realizes the only way he can express his love for Demi is by eliminating his main obstacle, McCarthy. He decides to kill McCarthy.