Middle School Moral Analysis

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The Life of a Class Clown
Recently, I have encountered the film Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life based on the book series by James Patterson. Protagonist Rafe Khatchadorian has been expelled from every school in his district because of his behavior and pranking tendencies. Because of this, he is placed in the last school that would accept him: Hills Village Middle School. With a Code of Conduct containing over one hundred rules, strict advisors, and a dress code, Rafe makes it his mission to break every rule in the book and earning “points” based on its difficulty. His reputation as a class clown as well as his background as to why he acts out against authority allows me to relate to his character and inspire me to keep growing as I have since my middle school years.
Throughout my personal middle school experience, my home life affected my school work tremendously. I lived in New York City at …show more content…
Throughout the film, Rafe only seems to open up to his friend and partner-in-crime, Leo, who we later discover is an imaginary friend made to resemble his late brother. Leo’s death affected Rafe’s life in a negative way. He sabotaged his grades to the point where he was expelled from every school he attended and the stress of life after the loss of a son caused his parents to split as well. His mother since found a new man who was Rafe’s stepfather-to-be who verbally abused him. However, the plan to break every rule in the Code of Conduct allowed Rafe to meet Jeanne Galletta and finally open up to another person about his brother and put his trust in her. Rafe finally sees a part of his life he’s been missing by isolating himself and sets a goal for his future. This heartwarming outcome hits close to home for me because I, too have started seeing a brighter path for my future by opening myself up to other

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