It tells the story of akeelah anderson keke palmer, an 11yearold girl who participates in the scripps national spelling bee, her mother angela bassett, her schoolmates, and her coach, dr. Intelligent and charming, akeelah and the bee traces the delicate, courageous process of a little girls growing up. Although everyone hates dylan chiu sean michael afable, an asian prodigy with a tyrannical. Influence character, the influence character functions are handled by many characters. The casts giving the best of what they have into the roles they were given to act. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from an english professor named dr. Welch thinks she has what it takes to make it all the way to nationals, but akeelah isnt sure she even wants to try. Elevenyearold akeelah anderson is a smart, plucky heroine dealing with reallife issuesshe wants and needs to express her gifts but feels that an unsupportive school, a rough family.
The story is about a 11 years old akeelah anderson, who is smart, brilliant. Akeelah was an inspiration to herself, her family, dr. Joshua larabee hes the trainer of akeelah who help her win the contest. Georgia is upset with akeelah not having much time for her anymore or hanging out with javier and his friends rather than her. Summary and characters of akeelah and the bee movie. Character analysis paper donna easter university of virginia introduction to the gifted and talented edlf 5500 dr. When dylan makes his move, acorn is on the left side. Akeelah wins the spellingbee and now she can go to the state contest. Based on doug atchisons popular 2006 film of the same name, it is a classic story of a deserving young person overcoming the odds to find a way to shine in the worldand in the process lifting up those around her. Her mother spent most of her time working at the hospital trying to provide for the household. The breakout star of the movie is 12yearold keke palmer who plays the title role. Cheating boys mom akeelah and the bee evilbabes wiki.
Analysis of akeelah and the bee 1923 words bartleby. Akeelah was seen as an underachiever from the outside. It threw me for such a pleasant loop that i couldnt help but applaud their efforts. Although we loved spellbound, the documentary about the national spelling bee, and were moved by last years bee season, akeelah and the bee moves out beyond the spelling bee circuit and turns into a film about a whole community. Despite the objections of her mother tanya angela bassett, akeelah enters various spelling contests, for. In the 2006 film akeelah and the bee, the innercity africanamerican girl akeelah goes headtohead against the rich, extensivelycoached dylan to determine the victor of the bee. What makes it transcend the material is the way she relates to the professor, and to two fellow contestants.
Akeelahs principal is about to put her in detention when he persuades her to enter the crenshaw schools spelling bee. It was dough atchinsons film director 10 years work into this film and it has paid off well. Angela bassett was tanya, the mother of kiana, terrence, devon, and akeelah and she was a widow. Akeelah keke palmer is a resolute, selfprotecting 11yearold with a gift for spelling. Akeelah is living with her single mother and her three siblings and life is not easy for them especially since their mother is too overwhelmed by grief after their fathers death to even care much about them. Her father is dead and she live with her sister, her mom, her brother and her cousin. About the middle of the film or just after, the influence character functions are handed off to akeelah s mom and various community representatives in act iii. Defying their previous relationship, the two cospell their way to a combined victory as cochampions. Akeelah keke palmer is an elevenyearold seventh grader at a black middle. Larabee, her schoolmates, and the entire community. The characters like javier mendez, a 12 year old mexicanamerican boy and dylan chiu, a chineseamerican boy were her competitors and with whom akeelah started feeling the difference. Yes, larry fishburne actually plays a character named larrabee who is expert in the bee. These days, some of the smartest characters from kids movies, tv shows, and books are female. About the middle of the film or just after, the influence character functions are handed off to akeelahs mom and various community representatives.
In the film akeelah and the bee 2006, directed by doug atchison, the complex character named akeelah, played by keke. As christmas approaches, akeelah goes out to buy dr. West having its world premiere at the childrens theatre company, is as sunny and full of uplift as a big yellow balloon. Akeelah practices in secret, and after she wins a few bees even the tough. See our topranked characters and read their profiles. Additionally, her newfound friend named dylan intentionally misspells a. Keke palmer, a young chicago actress whose first role was as. Villarreal and an asian american named dylan sean michael afable.
A study on essay in the akeelah and the bee novel by james wright ellison a. Larabee who trained akeelah ahead of the national spelling bee competition. Since i had already watched the movie, keke palmer and laurence fishburne, enacted the whole novel in my head. Sripps national quiz bee its in the national spelling bee iii.
Background of the study nowadays, everybody has freedom to show and to do what she or he wants without prohibition. Akeelah and the bee is an extraordinary film about a girl trying to. Theories found in akeelah and the bee vygotskys cognitive development theory. Chiu, asian american this role may be cast by either male or female. Childrens movies starring strong female characters. She lived at home with her mother and three other siblings.
With keke palmer as akeelah you will wonder if there was anyone. Should still give you a beat down for making us do this stupid spelling bee. Domains of adolescent development in akeelah and the bee. When one of her teachers and the school principal mr. Akeelah and the bee is a superb family movie about a young girl from humble circumstances competing against much wealthier children in spelling bee championship. Akeelah and the bee sociological interpretation essay sample. This thematic richness and the exquisite performance by keke palmer makes this one of the best films of the year. Palmer, whose breakout role was starring in the 2006 film akeelah and the bee, is next up on the big screen in the indie pimp. In 2006 palmer appeared as the lead character akeelah anderson in the critically acclaimed, awardwinning film akeelah and the bee 2006. The actress, whose recent tv credits include scream queens and grease live, in february landed a seriesregular role on epixs upcoming season 2 of drama series berlin station.
The storyform for akeelah and the bee is straightforward. Actress angela bassett talks about her career with ed gordon. Akeelah and the bee is a great movie for anyone who loves words and books, but its also an enjoyable family flick for anyone, no matter their academic history. In the film akeelah and the bee, a young innercity girl is a child genius, much like these reallife whiz kids. Her new film is akeelah and the bee, a story about an innercity school girl. Though akeelah was much aware of the difference that she carries in terms of skin color, yet was much confident about her intelligence and potentiality. Social comparison and its role in chapter two of our book, looking out looking in there is a section that discusses the topic of social comparison.
The role akeelah, which is keke palmer acted one of the primary roles in the movie, fits in perfectly into her character. Akeelah and the bee isnt just about a famous self obesessed spelling competition, the film digs deeper into the lives of akeelah played brilliantly by keke palmer and the people who she meets. Akeelah and the bee is a motivational movie for all ages. Keke palmer in akeelah and the bee 2006 brittany curran at an event for. It tells the story of akeelah anderson, portrayed by keke palmer, an 11yearold girl who participates in the scripps national spelling bee, her mother, portrayed by angela bassett, schoolmates, and also her coach, dr. Themes in akeelah and the bee culture conflict and fitting in. Rather than the traditional single character influence character, the influence character functions are handled by many characters. Do you have basic idea about akeelah and the bee characters. Dylan, javier and akeelah advance to the scripps national spelling bee. Dylan, driven by an obsessive father, treats the spelling bee like. Kelly hedrick october 02, 2011 character analysis paper in summarizing the movie akeelah and the bee this writer will begin with a description of the leading character akeelah anderson.
Akeelah and the bee is a story about an elevenyearold girl who against the odds participated in a national spelling bee and won. Larabee as influence character, but he is soon replaced by spelling wunderkind dylan. Akeelah is a bright student, but she has been skipping class and is barely passing. With research published in 2017 indicating that girls start underestimating their own intelligence by the age of six, its clear that brainy media role models matter. Her new film is akeelah and the bee, a story about an. In their new supportive roles, akeelah s family and community become vygotskys mediators again snowman, j. Nodding theory is first evidenced in the movie when the character dylan chiu is introduced. So far i imagine akeelah and the bee sounds like a nice but fairly conventional movie. Akeelah and the bee is the story of a young africanamerican girl growing up in chicagos south. The story is about a 11 years old akeelah anderson. In the movie, akeelah is juggling a number of identities. What is interesting, however, is the manner in which the impact character throughline is explored.
Akeelah anderson from akeelah and the bee charactour. Curtis armstrong born november 27, 1953 is an american actor best known for playing the roles of booger in the revenge of the nerds movies, herbert viola on the tv series moonlighting, miles dalby in the film risky business, famed record producer ahmet ertegun in the film ray as well as for playing the role of metatron on the tv series. Akeelah is living with her single mother and her three siblings and life is not easy for them especially since their mother is too overwhelmed by. He is akeelah s rival and the only person that can beat her in the spelling bee.
Recognizing the dramatic potential of spelling as sport, akeelah and the bee writer and director doug atchison now tells the fictional story of a girl with natural spelling talent from a rough part of south l. Social development physical development emotional development moral, religious, and character development domains of adolescent development in intellectual development attention span akeelah doesnt demonstrate the typically short attention span of kids her age. Akeelah and the bee is an intriguing educative movie written by doug atchison. Akeelah anderson shes the main character in the story and a good speller. Yet inaccurate images like the one in akeelah continue to play a role in the. The unnamed cheating boys mom janet borrus is a minor villainess from the 2006 drama akeelah and the bee.
About his character role in the film, he said, welch is very excitable and. Dylans father is very stern with him, chastising him for barely beating a black girl akeelah. Akeelah forges her dead fathers signature to enter the bee competition. Akeelah casting information san diego junior theatre. Most kids movies put sports on a pedestal, this movie is different as it makes kids feel enthusiastic about intellectual pursuits. Because in the society, everybody has equal level each other.
Akeelah and the bee triumphs on childrens theatre stage. Elevenyearold akeelah anderson is forced to expose her hidden smarts when her principal pushes her to participate in the school. Larabee acts as influence character for most of act i and act ii. Akeelah and the bee is an uplifting, familyoriented film that rises above its afternoon. Upon their first meeting, akeelah tries to introduce herself and he rebuffs her. Akeelah and the bee follows the hollywood formula of a gifted but troubled. Akeelah and the bee, the brand new play by cheryl l. Angela bassett and akeelah and the bee actress angela bassett talks about her career with ed gordon. Larabee laurence fishburne, a professor from ulca and a.
This is a partial transcript from on the record, april 25, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. Akeelah and the bee is one of those rare movies that comes along every once in a while and manages to get everything right despite sticking to an almost formulaic plot design. Focusing on the elevenyearold main character akeelah whos currently living in poverty with her three fellow siblings and mother, ms. Akeelah and the bee is a 2006 american drama film written and directed by doug atchison.
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