Dramaturgical Analysis Papers

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Recently, I had an event take place in my life where I planned ahead and played over how it would play out in my mind. Based on dramaturgical analysis I can understand that I was playing a role in this encounter and had a certain image to maintain. The event that took place was me going along with my boyfriend to his church for the first time. I am not religious, be he and his family are. I knew I would make a better impression after our two years of dating if I started to show interest in the one thing that they found most important. I had to wait to date my boyfriend because his parents did not like the fact I was not Christian, so this was a very important moment for me in order to gain some more respect. This included my boyfriend, his

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