The "Popular" kids in schoolThe kids classified as popular in this were mainly the Pink Ladies and T-birds. This group of people showed the clique high school dynamic of the supposedly cool kids. They had group leaders, dressed the same, and were dependent on each other for certain decisions and support. Both groups were small, exclusive, and separated themselves from other social classes. They had to discuss letting Sandy join the Pink Ladies. Sandy was still different from them, being modest in appearance and morals, so she clashed with the group leader at times. Their actions throughout the movie reflected high school social classes at the time. These groups were glorified in this film.
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The "Dumb Jock"When Sandy first started at Rydell High School, she dated Tom, who portrayed the stereotype of a dumb jock. He was a cute football player that she dated to make Danny jealous. Danny makes references to Sandy about how he is dumb and quiet when trying to win her over. This type of stereotyped character was degraded in he film, being the type of kid who was not good enough for Sandy.
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Oblivious School TeachersAlthough adults were not shown a lot throughout this film, but the teachers and faculty at the high school were stereotyped as oblivious and easy going. When the secretary was asked to play the music on the morning announcements, she didn't know when enough was enough, she kept playing until the principal hit her hand. They were almost shown to be uneducated and to know less than the students.
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The "Nerdy" studentEugene was a minor character in the film. He represented the stereotype of a nerdy, uncool, and not athletic student. He appeared several times, following other people around that would not give him the time of day. He supported how there were social classes that people in high school stuck to, not associating themselves with him. Hey Eugene
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