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How's it going?

Good.

I know.

Look ...

I was wondering if we could ...

Boni va cheri.

"Exchange students are

ruining our country. "

-Sordino.

-Yo, fresh meat.

-What?

-Can't I say hello?

I'm sorry, it's just you can't

be standing here.

Alone.

You're just too pretty.

I'm not alone.

My friends are inside.

Well... would you like

to go dance with me?

Sure.

There is no point

talking to my ex-friends.

Our clan "The Plain Janes"

has been absorbed by rival groups.

Nicole hangs out with the jocks.

Rachel went all "Euro".

Ivy straddles two crowds --

the Goths and "The Marthas".

And then there's me ...

I'm clanless.

Nice, Petrakis.

Look live, Missy.

It's impossible to listen to Miss Kane. Her

voice sounds like an engine that won't turn over.

-Plus she laughs at her own jokes.

-Alright, we're beginning our unit on

genetics and reproduction.

In case you thought your

genes came from JC Penny...

Ah, oh no, these genes are

actually different.

Now you'll want to cut your

apples into four...

boys, I'm going to take points off your grade...

What are you doing?

We need that.

Heather has found a clan:

"The Marthas".

Very Connecticut,

very prep.

I suspect money changed hands.

I like your costume.

So, what are you guys?

-Ever heard of the 1920s?

-We're flappers at a speakeasy.

Andy Evans.

Em, I think he's looking for you. Fact,

he called her last night.

Fact, he's gorgeous.

Hey, could you grab me an iced tea?

-Hello, ladies.

-Hey, what's up?

-Did you bring me a taco?

-Of course.

Just kidding.

No, take it.

-What is that?

-Just kidding.

-Did you bring my barrette?

-Ah, you know, I forgot it.

Maybe you should wear it to the house.

-I think that looks really sexy on you.

-Thank you.

-What time do your parents come home tonight?

Around 6.

-What's with her?

-She's a freak who needs chapstick.

-... and a life.

-I don't want her eating with us anymore.

-Nice, Siobhan.

What, we're not social workers.

-The girl has problems.

-Yeah, who doesn't?

Hey, you're the tree.

You can eat lunch in here, if you want.

It is against school rules, but

I'm kind of a rebel, so...

Here you go.

That's not a placemat. Ok, the rule is that if

you're gonna be in here, you got to be working. So.

Choose your weapon.

Do something, anything.

Hey, does this inspire you?

No?

So you going trick-or-treating tonight?

No.

Ah, you don't like candy?

-I'm too old.

-Oh, right.

Yeah, I got kids, so ...

Guess I never get

too old, right?

-Last year we were witches.

-Who's "we"?

My ex-best friends.

What are you doing?

No.

You gotta give things a chance.

Close your eyes.

Just do it.

I'm the teacher.

Can you picture a tree?

Any tree.

There it is.

It's burned in your retina.

You got it.

Do it.

Dave Petrakis invited me

over to do lab homework.

I said no.

No, thanks.

I just... I can't.

Oh, my God.

I'm turning

into "Hair Woman".

Oh, damn!

The turkey.

-Maybe we should just get pizza.

-No.

It's Thanksgiving.

It just needs to thaw.

How's she doing?

It's Thanksgiving.

Hey, you wanna go for doughnuts?

How's school?

Fine.

You're boiling it?

It's too big to

put in the microwave.

He doesn't think it's gonna thaw.

No! Not you, Ted.

-We can wash it.

-Tell Julie to restock the faux bells and to take

the sign out of the window, alright?

-No, they're in a green box by the register...

-Sorry.

Mel, see if there's any potatoes

over there.

Can we just forget it?

You know, I've got a

crisis down at the store.

We'll go out to dinner, ok?

My treat.

Hey, Dan, good stuff.

Yes, you are on fire, Melinda!

Yes! You are the bird.

Hey, sacrifice yourself to

abandon family values

and canned yams.

This is wonderful!

But keep thinking tree.

You know what I'm thinking?

More glue.

F minus.

Just kidding.

Where's the tree?

It's firewood.

Get it?

You can do better than that.

It's scary! Like in a weird way.

Not clown-scary.

How do I say this?

It's like you don't want

to look at it for too long.

Excellent.

This is excellent.

What does this say to you?

Do you want me to tell you what I see?

Alright.

I see a girl caught in the

remains of a holiday gone bad.

Her flesh, picked off, day after day.

The palm tree, might be like a broken dream.

I don't know, it definitely has meaning.

A lot of pain.

That's good.

Good job, Mel.

There is no kissing in the hallway.

Hey, come to the pep rally with me.

I brought extra pompoms. Come on!

Hey! I know these guys.

They're on the newspaper.

This is Melinda Sordino. She was

very nice to me when I first got here.

-You're Melinda Sordino?

-Yeah.

Aren't you the one who called

the cops at Carl Ryder's party?

My brother was arrested at that

party. Got fired because of it.

I cannot believe.

What?

-Never mind.

-What?

-Never mind.

-What? You can't say 'never mind'!

Let's go for a drive.

Come on, let's go.

Maybe I should tell my friends!

Tell your friends

you're with me.

-Alright?

-Yeah.

You want to?

Wanna what?

Let me out. Let me talk to my friends.

No.

Stop.

No.

No.

No, no, no.

No, it's alright. It's alright.

It's alright.

It's over now, okay.

Okay.

The bogeyman is gone. He went right

out that way. It's okay. You ok now?

No.

Oh, honey.

I know that it's been

a rough year for you.

I do.

I really thought you and Rachel

were gonna patch things up.

You know, sometimes, people just ...

suck.

But now, you have got to pull yourself

up by the bootstraps and get on with it.

You're not even going to remember

any of this in 5 years. I swear.

Come on. I'll make it home early tonight.

Can rent a movie.

Yeah?

Today is career day.

Am I:
a) A helper b) A doer

c) A planner d) A dreamer?

Every word Hawthorne wrote; every comma, every

paragraph break, these were done on purpose.

It is our job to try and

figure out what he's really trying to say.

Why couldn't he just say what he meant?

Would they pin a scarlet letter on his chest?

-As for straightforward...

-The house ...

with the chunks of glass in its walls...

Is a symbol of what?

It would reflect, sparkle.

Come on, people ...

The house symbolizes?

Yes.

How do you know it's what he meant to say?

I mean, you could just make all that up.

It's just a story.

This is Hawthorne.

One of America's greatest novelists.

And not that makes any difference...

but I wrote my

dissertation on Hawthorne.

Fine, but ...

I thought we were all supposed to have opinions

here. I mean, it's a good story, especially ...

when Hester and that guy fall in love.

But I don't really believe in symbolism.

I mean, you can just make all that up.

Alright, class.

I want you all to write a 500 word essay...

on symbolism.

And then ...

Poor "Hair Woman".

turn it in.

I hope they send her to a conference or something.

I'm ready to help pay for a sub.

I guess you all must be bad students.

Because, apparently, I gave away too many

A's last trimester.

Has anybody in here

learned anything?

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