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Tracy Turnblad Research Paper

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In 1962, Tracy Turnblad is a heavyset high school student living in Baltimore. Along with her classmate Penny Pingleton, Tracy watches The Corny Collins Show, a local teen dancing television show. The people featured on the show attend Tracy and Penny’s school. Amber Von Tussle and Link Larkin lead dancers on the show. Amber’s mother Velma manages the TV station WYZT. She makes sure Amber is showed a bunch on the show. The dancers on the show are all white. They only allow African American kids on the show once a month on “Negro Day” hosted by Motormouth Maybelle. One day one of the cast members had to leave for a while so the show had auditions. Tracy wants to attend but her mom doesn’t want her dancing on live television. Finally Tracy’s

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