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Marcus Youssef
- Reading
- Read together if useful, pausing to distinguish what characters assume about one another from what they learn. This can keep conversation focused on beliefs and boundaries rather than treating appearances as proof.
- Themes
- Appearances and assumptions: Fatima and Jorah encounter images and assumptions about the Middle East, class and how teenage boys and girls behave, which colour how they see their relationship. The play challenges appearances and the judgements people make based on them.
- Boundaries and closeness: As Fatima and Jorah grow closer, the lines they cross become a focus of exploration across personal, cultural, religious and political boundaries. The play explores how Fatima and Jorah negotiate personal, cultural, religious and political boundaries as they grow closer.
- Worth knowing
- Anti-Muslim graffiti prompts Fatima to leave her first school. Jorah has a reputation for anger issues, and the pair's attraction grows as their friendship develops.