Compare And Contrast High School Musical

High School Musical, or the modern Romeo and Juliet depicts a love story between two rival groups in high school. Troy Bolton, the star and captain of the basketball team ends up falling for Gabriella Montez a transfer student, who prefers science and math. The two meet at a New Year’s Eve party where they are chosen to sing together. The next time they see each other is at school where they are pressured by their peers to stay within their cliques. Troy with his team and Gabriella with the decathlons. However, they both choose to explore singing, an outside interest that was sparked the first time they sung together. They both decide to audition for the leads in the schools musical. Since they resist peer pressure this only inspires others
Gabriella watches a video of Troy saying, “she means nothing to me” to his team, heartbroken she stops trying to pursue the musical and him. After a few days her peers see how upset they are and come clean about how they set them up. Troy and Gabriella barely miss the auditions but get a call back when the theater teacher overhears them singing. Drama queen Sharpay, is furious about this so she sneakily makes sure the callback times are in direct conflict with Troy’s big game and Gabriella’s decathlon. The rival cliques team up again but this time to help Troy and Gabriella. The plan is to stall both events long enough so, the two can attend the call back auditions. When the day rolls around the nerds have all the power. They hack into the school’s scoreboard system in the gym to cause a malfunction. This forces them to time out. At the same time, the decathlons also cause a chemical reaction in their room forcing everyone to evacuate. While both situations are being resolved the two cliques all run over to the theatre to support their friends. They killed it obviously and then proceed to win in the big game and
Before this stage members of the same group have spent years together, share common interests, or have parents that are friends. At this stage individuals associate both with cliques (a small group of friends) and crowds (a larger representation of characteristics). When you ask for support from a group they have the power to conform you or shape who you are. To enter one of these, you must be interested in and or loyal to the group. Individuals struggle with identity and how to be themselves within a group or feeling alone if they “don’t fit in.” We strive for having a sense of self, while also having meaningful lasting connections. An adolescent my self evaluate their personal needs and norms in order to see if there’s a fit or lack of fit in the group. The fear of rejection or alienation can often lead us to compromise important values in order to feel accepted. Individuals may become alienated due factors like: disabilities, ethnicity, poor social skills, or lacking academic ability. During this time it is common for adolescence to feel alone due to puberty and different times of development. By not fitting in one begins to develop the ability to recognize the differences and may even shed some new light so they can see the I more then the We. It is an important part that can help individuals appreciate the acceptance they get from their peers. Rejection ties into another large aspect of peer