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Leo Borlock In Stargirl By Jerry Spinelli

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I have previously finished reading the book titled “ Stargirl ” written by: Jerry Spinelli. It is a fascinating tale in which different characters embrace their differences in a world where that is considered a nightmare. The protagonist in this specific story has quite a peculiar name, her name is in fact Stargirl. She is the new girl in school, and many of her classmates are critizing her because she is strange. For this character, I think it would be extremely necessary to cast Raffey Cassidy to play this role. I was very lucky to have witnessed her work in past, and how she embraces her differences in each of her work. So because of that I think she would really relate to the main character, which ultimately is why I would cast her. The second character, whom of which I would also consider as another potential protagonist, is named: Leo Borlock. …show more content…
Here he is, in the beginning of the story believeing that social status and “ fitting in with the crowd” is the most significant aspect of his high school career. But through out the rest of the story, he gradually begins to embrace his differences, starting by falling deeply in love with Stargirl. For this character, I have decided to cast Daniel Radcliffe, for his tremendous work on showing progression for his previous characters throughout their given films. Lastly, the antagonist of this story can be considered a controversial topic. Given this story, the antagonist could be both Hillari—a popular girl who created theories about Stargirl, or society itself. In this case, the real antagonist is Hillari. Her use of negative comments and theories about our protagonist has made her seem like a cruel and selfish person. Given these traits, I have decided to cast Rachel McAdams for the role, given her previous roles of playing a mean and selfish

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