Fact and Opinion
Fact:
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She grew up just with her mum
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She is sixteen
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Her dad left and she hasn’t seen him until now
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Her dad did write letters but he mum never
showed her them ‘Actually I did write’
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She is very dramatic ‘so I’m half Iraqi, shit
man’
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She thinks she is ugly ‘I’m not’
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She speaks to herself a lot ‘Thinking all these
questions’
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She is half Iraqi
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Her dad lives in Iraq
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Her Dad is called Ibrahim
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She likes going to the pub
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She is interested in boys
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She doesn’t do her homework
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She likes to doodle
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Her dad works at the national museum of Iraq
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She has a sister called Raya
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Her dad has another family
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She regrets what she has done
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She uses Wikipedia
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Raya was kidnapped
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She left home
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She went to Iraq
Opinion:
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She thinks her dad is not good looking ‘Ugly’
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She is always talking
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She hates her dad for leaving her
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She is very emotional – she drops the vase
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Surprised she got her A Levels
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She thinks she did the right thing about Raya
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She wants to forget about what happened
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She did not make things better for the people of
Iraq
Who am I?
I am Kelly, I am sixteen years old and I live with my mum.
My dad left me before I was born and he returned back to his country Iraq. I
have a half-sister called Raya and my dad’s wife is called Faiza. I like going
to the pub and chatting with my friends. My dad came back to England to see me
and gave me a stupid vase. I didn’t realise the importance of the vase, it was
the only thing to save my sisters life. I broke the vase. I like boys and
having a laugh, I absolutely hate doing my homework but I managed to pass my A
Levels. I went to Iraq and found out about the kidnapping. I tried to do what I
thought was best but that wasn’t good enough for my dad. I now just want to
move on with my life. Apparently children are still be kidnapped and I made it worse,
I am fed up of this drama. I want to forget what has happened and feel normal
again. ‘Just as it should be.’
What is the present situation?
My monologue is the first lines said in the play. She is
Just about to meet her dad and is nervously waiting in her bedroom. It is a Saturday
afternoon and she is waiting for her dad to arrive and is recalling the events
that have lead up to this point. The purpose of this monologue is to inform the
audience and also realise herself what has happened and that she is going to
meet her dad to day. She is quite bored but also anxious as well as cautious
but her main purpose is to inform and to realise what is about to happen.
Where am I?
She is currently in her house which is quite a small house
with a kitchen, dining room, living room, two bathrooms and two bedrooms. She
is in her bedroom which is a small room with a desk, single bed, dressing table
and built in wardrobes. She is currently sitting in her room waiting and
preparing herself to meet her dad for the first time. It is a Saturday afternoon
in late October during school time. It is raining and dull weather. The year is
about 2006- 2008 so in the modern times.
Costume
I think due to this characters age and the weather she will
wear jeans and probably a jumper but will be looking quite nice and tidy
because she wants to make a good impression to her dad.
Given Circumstances
Before this scene Kelly has been out with her friends at the
pub, she has just walked in gone past her dads coat and is preparing herself in
her bedroom because she thought he was coming tomorrow. She wanted to get out
the house which is why she went to the pub. Her dad is waiting for her but she
is pro longing their meeting because she is feeling slightly anxious and
nervous.
More Research:
(Source One)
http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/iraq/baghdad-iraq.htm? (source Three)
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