1. Character profiles:(updated)
JADE: 17
The protagonist:jade- Jade isa 17 yearold girl wholiveswithhermumherbrotherOlly.Everyone
seemstothinkshe isa ‘girlygirl’wholovesdressesandmakeup.Howevershe ishidingsomething
fromeveryone ,thatshe isa lesbian.Will she everbe able totell herfamilyandfriendsandhow will
theyreact. Fromlookingat ErvingGoffmanscharactertheorythisissuitable forjade asshe is the
maincharacter. Thischaracter will be playedbyAnitaBrahimi.
OLLY: 17
The deuterogamistOlly:Ollyisthe brotherof Jade andfeaturesasthe secondmaincharacter. He is
twinswithJade.Ollyisconfidentandpopularandhasa girlfriend.He isthe firstpersontosuspect
suspicionsonhowshe isacting. From lookingatErvingGoffmanscharactertheoryOllysuitsthisrole
as he is one of the secondarycharacters.Thisisdue to him havinga vital role at the end of the story
inwhichhe revealstojade thatshe was adopted. He wouldnotbe seenasa protagonistasthe
narrative doesn’tdirectlyfollow Olly’s personal journey. ThischaracterisplayedbyMax Potter.
Carol:
The deuteragonistCarol- Carol isasingle mumwho worksat the school. Carol has beensingle since
jade wasborn. But isshe tellingthe truth?How will jade reacttoCarols bigsecret? I have linkedthis
to ErvingGoffman’stheoryasthe mum isthe secondmaincharacterbut isnot the mainfocus of the
film.Ihave alsoput herin thiscategoryas I feel thisissuitable asshe isone of the mainpeople that
affectjade the maincharacter the most. This character isplayedbyMazzy westwood.
The head teacher:
The headteacherisa minorcharacterwho isinvolvedinrevealingtojade thathermum has passed
away Ina car crash. Accordingto ErvingGoffmanstheoryhe isseenasthe bitplayeras he onlyhasa
minorrole. The head teacherisplayedbyKieran Morris.
Cara:
The deuteragonsitCara– Cara isa 17 year oldwhois bestfriendswithjade,Caraisopenlylesbian,
Jade hasn’tbeenable totell herfriends orfamily yet.CarawantsJade to come out withthe truth or
she will be willingtobreakupwithheras theyhave beensecretlydatingforthe lastcouple of
months.Will Caraaccept that it ishard forJade or will Jade come outwiththe truthor will the
relationshipbe destroyedbythe badnews.Ifeel thatCara alsofitsthe deuteragonistrole asshe isa
mainpart in the maincharacters live andcan influence jadesdecisions.She alsohasaminorrole of
beingjadesbestfriend and girlfriend. Thischaracterwill be playedbyFrancescaCarroll
