Gregory's Girl - scenes 10 & 11

This lesson we continued reading "Gregory's Girl" - focusing on scenes 10 & 11.

Scene 10: This scene is set in the darkroom at school. Eric is developing the photos he's taken of Dorothy and Gregory is trying to buy one off of him. The scene is important with respect to the play's theme of adolescence and how difficult a time it can be for teenage boys. It highlights the boys obsession with sex - which is important with regards to the themes of role reversal and gender stereotyping when we compare the boys treatment of sex/the opposite sex to that of the girls.

Scene 11: Breaktime in the school playground. The scene opens with Pete trying to get Lisa to sleep with him by falsely declaring his love for her and stating "But it's dangerous to wait for too long. It's unhealthy. It's bad for you". Lisa isn't interested and maturely replies "If you love me you can wait then". The scene moves on to Gregory being told that Dorothy wants to talk to him over by the bikesheds - where she asks him to help her practice football during the lunch break. Gregory thinks that it's a date. Meanwhile Andy and Charlie are desperately trying to chat-up some girls by telling them "interesting" facts such as the speed at which snot escapes your nose when you sneeze...funnily enough the girls aren't interested. This is another prime example where we can compare and contrast the boys vs girls attitude towards the opposite sex and relationships in general.