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Who Is The Bungalow Identify Alison's Childhood?

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What did Pearl mean when she stated, “I wish I hadn’t have Alison too young?”
5. What might have been ‘missing’ in Pearl’s life that made her to regress back to her younger adolescent life? (act more like a teenage girl, than a mum)
6. How did Alison’s mom, grandma, and all residents at Dr. Folger’s bungalow celebrate Alison’s puberty?
7. Describe the scene between Pearl and Alison (while Pearl was keep changing her clothes). What might that be about?
8. What might be the reason for Pearl not allowing Alison to go camping?
9. What was Pearl searching in her relationship with the blouse man?
10. What was the true self and the false self of Pearl in the movie?
11. Describe Alison’s relationship with Ruth (her female friend) and Ross?
12. What might be the reason for Pearl to refuse to listen to Marty’s mum when she stopped her from leaving the house to meet the blouse man?
13. What might be the reason for Alison to sneak out from the house?
14. Describe Pearl and her behavior while at the Woodstock festival.
15. Compare the bonding and attachment between Pearl with Alison and Danny. What might that be about?
16. In your opinion, how would Pearl lived her life differently (teen life) if she didn’t have Alison at her young …show more content…

Which movie did you enjoy the most? What about the movie resonated with you?
2. Which movie did you not particularly enjoy? What makes you feel this way?
3. Did you find that your teenage years mirrored any of the teenagers in the movies lives?
4. Which teenager from the movies do you believe you could help the most? In what ways?
5. Which teenagers from the movies do you believe you would not be able to help? What makes you feel this way?
6. If you were asked to play the part of any of the teenagers from the movies, which teenager would you like to play? What makes you want to play the part of this teenager?
7. Which teenage part would you absolutely not want to play? What makes you feel this way?

Diana’s Pearls of Wisdom - The developmental plight of the teenager is universal. North, East, South or West all teenagers on planet Earth (not sure about Mars or Jupiter – my research hasn’t extended that far yet) are on a mission in search of

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