DUMPLIN

Scene 7 (From 00:20:24 to 00:23:40)

AT SCHOOL

1_ Choose the correct answer and complete the sentence.

 Willowdean’s car broke down, so her mother took her to school. Dumplin got upset because…

a)… her friend, Ellen let her alone at home.

b)…she didn’t want to go to school.
A
c)…her mother called her Dumplin.

2_ Dumplin was suspended because of indecent violence. Complete the dialogue between Dumplin and her
mother.

Look around little dumpling I was just defending myself against a bully.

You’ll never come out and say it, but I know you can’t stand that your
Me? It’s your fault!
daughter looks like this.

Oh, please. I don’t fit in your world. I get it.

Rose: “- (…) What is wrong with you?”

Dumplin: _______________________________________________.
Rose: “-My fault?”
Dumplin: “-_______________________________________________ who was calling me that hideous
nickname you’ve been calling me my whole life. He deserved it.”
Rose: “-Listen to me, young lady. Why are you getting all sensitive about a silly little nickname?”
Dumplin: “-Mom, we know this is about so much more than just a nickname.
_______________________________________________________.
Rose: “-What?”
Dumplin: _______________________________________________.
Rose: “-Oh, that is not true.”
Dumplin: _______________________________________________.
Rose: “-Listen, I just want you to have opportunities, all right? It is harder for big girls. I was one I know…”

3_ Why did Dumplin idolize Lucy so much?

4_ Critical thinking: Have you ever been bullied, humiliated or publicly ridiculed? How did you cope with it? Was
it difficult for you? Could you solve it? How?
 DUMPLIN
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Scene 7 (From 00:20:24 to 00:23:40)

AT SCHOOL

1_ Choose the correct answer and complete the sentence.

 Willowdean’s car broke down, so her mother took her to school. Dumplin got upset because…

a)… her friend, Ellen let her alone at home.

b)…she didn’t want to go to school.
A
c)…her mother called her Dumplin.

2_ Dumplin was suspended because of indecent violence. Complete the dialogue between Dumplin and her
mother.

Look around little dumpling I was just defending myself against a bully.

You’ll never come out and say it, but I know you can’t stand that your
Me? It’s your fault!
daughter looks like this.

Oh, please. I don’t fit in your world. I get it.

Rose: “- (…) What is wrong with you?”

Dumplin: “-Me? It’s your fault!”
Rose: “-My fault?”
Dumplin: “-I was just defending myself against a bully who was calling me that hideous nickname you’ve
been calling me my whole life. He deserved it.”
Rose: “-Listen to me, young lady. Why are you getting all sensitive about a silly little nickname?”
Dumplin: “-Mom, we know this is about so much more than just a nickname. You’ll never come out and say it,
but I know you can’t stand that your daughter looks like this.”
Rose: “-What?”
Dumplin: “- Look around little dumpling”
Rose: “-Oh, that is not true.”
Dumplin: “-Oh, please. I don’t fit in your world. I get it.”
Rose: “-Listen, I just want you to have opportunities, all right? It is harder for big girls. I was one I know…”

3_ Why did Dumplin idolize Lucy so much?

Dumplin idolized Lucy because she never once made her feel bad about herself.

4_ Critical thinking: Have you ever been bullied, humiliated or publicly ridiculed? How did you cope with it? Was
it difficult for you? Could you solve it? How?