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Irene Jacobs - Badger: Contemporary - Dramatic

The document presents a dramatic monologue reflecting on societal expectations of women, particularly the pressure to conform to traditional roles. It critiques the disparity in respect and pay between genders, illustrating the lengths to which individuals may go to fit into societal norms. The metaphor of Cinderella's stepsisters highlights the painful sacrifices made in the pursuit of acceptance and identity.

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Irene Jacobs - Badger: Contemporary - Dramatic

The document presents a dramatic monologue reflecting on societal expectations of women, particularly the pressure to conform to traditional roles. It critiques the disparity in respect and pay between genders, illustrating the lengths to which individuals may go to fit into societal norms. The metaphor of Cinderella's stepsisters highlights the painful sacrifices made in the pursuit of acceptance and identity.

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Irene Jacobs - Badger

​ Contemporary - Dramatic
Ah, it was stupid. They want you in a dress, right? Unless they need you to work.
Then you can work like a man, but you can't get paid like a man. You can't get
respected like a man. And once the job is done... back into the dress, right? And if
you don't like it... We’ve got ways. Stupid to think that it's going to be any other
way. You fit in the box, or they cut your arms off. You know that Cinderella story?
The stepsisters, they don't fit in the shoe, they can't fit in the perfect shoe, and they
want so bad to be the princess in the story the first one cuts off her toes. I think
about that. You don't fit. You'll do anything to fit in. Even if it means severing
pieces of yourself. Just lop 'em right off and hope nobody notices the blood.

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