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Female Greek Chorus
The teenage chorus is instructed by Vogel to be significantly younger, or at least younger-looking, than the other choruses. In the most jarring chorus role, the teenage chorus plays Li’l Bit’s grandmother, who vividly likens Li’l Bit’s grandfather’s sexual behavior to that of a “bull” and accepts her husband’s view that a woman’s main purpose is to “have the table set and the bed turned down.” Perhaps, by being played by the youngest actress, Vogel is signaling toward the cyclical nature of behavior within a family—though the grandmother is old, she presents unequal gender roles that, though perhaps changed in one or two ways, are still entrenched. The teenage chorus also plays some of Li’l Bit’s high school companions. Most poignantly of all, the teenage chorus plays Li’l Bit’s own voice in the play’s penultimate scene, which depicts the first instance of abuse by Uncle Peck. This emphasizes just how young Li’l Bit was at this time—eleven—and how, in Li’l Bit’s own words, it was the “the last day I lived in my body.”
Teenage Greek Chorus Quotes in How I Learned to Drive
The How I Learned to Drive quotes below are all either spoken by Teenage Greek Chorus or refer to Teenage Greek Chorus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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How I Learned to Drive
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TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. (As Grandmother.) Your grandfather only cares that I do two things: have the table set and the bed turned down.
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TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. Am I doing it right?
PECK. That’s right. Now, whatever you do, don’t let go of the wheel. You tell me whether to go faster or slower —
TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. Not so fast, Uncle Peck!
PECK. Li’l Bit — I need you to watch the road — (Peck puts his hands on Li’l Bit’s breasts. She relaxes against him, silent, accepting his touch.)
TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. Uncle Peck — what are you doing?
PECK. Keep driving. (He slips his hands under her blouse.)
TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. Uncle Peck — please don’t do this —
PECK. —Just a moment longer... (Peck tenses against Li’l Bit.)
TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. (Trying not to cry.) This isn’t happening. (Peck tenses more, sharply. He buries his face in Li’l Bit’s neck, and moans softly.)
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Teenage Greek Chorus Quotes in How I Learned to Drive
The How I Learned to Drive quotes below are all either spoken by Teenage Greek Chorus or refer to Teenage Greek Chorus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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How I Learned to Drive
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TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. (As Grandmother.) Your grandfather only cares that I do two things: have the table set and the bed turned down.
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TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. Am I doing it right?
PECK. That’s right. Now, whatever you do, don’t let go of the wheel. You tell me whether to go faster or slower —
TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. Not so fast, Uncle Peck!
PECK. Li’l Bit — I need you to watch the road — (Peck puts his hands on Li’l Bit’s breasts. She relaxes against him, silent, accepting his touch.)
TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. Uncle Peck — what are you doing?
PECK. Keep driving. (He slips his hands under her blouse.)
TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. Uncle Peck — please don’t do this —
PECK. —Just a moment longer... (Peck tenses against Li’l Bit.)
TEENAGE GREEK CHORUS. (Trying not to cry.) This isn’t happening. (Peck tenses more, sharply. He buries his face in Li’l Bit’s neck, and moans softly.)
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