Duffy is a good friend of the bully. Despite this friendship, he does not stay as a neutral bystander. He has the courage to stand up for the bullied girl and tell the bully that he doesn't like her behaviour. He is not just going to be a bystander.
The three actors played the roles skillfully. The bullying felt real. The bullying felt horrible. The whole audience felt really bad for the bullied victim. They really empathised with her.
I hope we can all learn from this example. It is not okay to just stand back and allow bullying to happen and not try to do something about it.
Kia ora,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like the Duffy Theatre was a great day of learning. I imagine you have learnt how it feels when someone is unkind to you and hopefully how it feels for that person. It takes great courage to stand up to people who are being mean to others, I hope you have all learnt some strategies for that. Do you think you could stand up to a bully like the actor did?
Tania