Boy - developing the main character

Today we are going to look at the character of Boy.  We will watch the opening scene where Boy is giving a talk to his class, and decide what clues we get about Boy's character from this speech and the rest of the scene at school.  Developing the character is also called characterisation.

1. In the speech to his class, what does Boy say his father is doing?
2. What is Boy's real name?  What do you learn about that name?  
3. How do we work out that Boy is telling fibs?
4. Who plays the actor who is a teacher at the end of the school day?
5. What does the teacher say about Boy's dad?
6. How would you feel if you asked a teacher an important question and they just left?

Link to the film

Link to the script

From the script (appears to be blocked at school):

My name is Boy,

and welcome to my interesting world.

My favourite person

is Michael Jackson.

He is the best singer and dancer

in the world.

Last month he put out a record

called 'Thriller'.

It sold a gazillion copies

and now he lives in a castle

with a snake and a monkey.

He is so famous that you can

even see him in the stars.

I live in a white house

with my nanny and my cousins...

Hucks, Kiko, Miria, Chay and Kelly.

I have a pet goat called Leaf.

I also have a six-year-old brother

called Rocky.

- (PEOPLE JEER)

BOY:
Loser!

He thinks he's got powers.

- (BANG!)

- (PEOPLE SCREAM)

He doesn't.

Bye-bye.

Yesterday

my nan went away to a funeral.

While she's gone

I'm in charge of the house.

(ENGINE REVS)

I go to Raukokore School.

I have many favourite subjects,

including art...

(LAUGHS)

...social study...

...and Michael Jackson.

My friends are Dallas

and her sister Dynasty.

They also have a sister

called Falcon Crest.

Dynasty is the only girl

around here with a job.

She does after-school gardening work

for her dad.

Aunty Gracey is my mum's sister.

She has lots of jobs.

(GRUNTS)

She's the tennis coach,

the mailman, the school bus driver

and she runs the local shop.

Aunty, can I have

a free iceblock, please?

(WHINES)

My real name is Alamein.

I'm named after my dad

and he's named after some place

where the Maori battalion

fought during World War II.

Dad's brothers and sisters

are Faenza, Tunisia, Libya

and Michael Jackson.

My dad's not here right now.

He's a busy man.

He's a master carver,

deep-sea treasure diver,

the captain of the rugby team

and he holds the record for punching

out the most people with one hand.

When he comes home he's taking me

to see Michael Jackson live.

The end.