Extra Credit due 4/20

It’s amazing how much material the “Side Show” musical has in it and how many of the questions it raises are a part of peoples’ lives. Seems like in every movie that is about high school or college is about the main character or one of his/her friends searching for their calling, their identity. The norms in today’s society are viewed by many as an impossible way of life, one that is not desirable at all. The interaction by the people that live their life the way that is viewed as right and the multiple other ways is also present in “Side Show.” The life of the conjoined twins in “Side Show” was very affective when trying to portray the life of a social outcast or a freak. The characters are also very affective in portraying someone that is alone in the world with what seems like no one that he or she can trust in an endless journey to find ones self. Honestly, with how messed up my high school was I’m surprised that there aren’t more musicals or any type of presentation with content like “Side Show.” In the end the problems that Violet and Daisy faced are not that uncommon.