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Fragments are taken form the film Brooklyn directed by John Crowley, based on the novel written
by Colm Toibin.
Sources: <http://www.simplyscripts.com/2015/12/09/youth-brooklyn-me-and-earl-and-the-dyinggirl-screenplays-for-your-consideration/>
Eilis is on her own in the Third Class dining room. She is
eating a plate of very brown and very unappetising-looking
mutton stew. She eats as much as she can, although a lot of
the meat is gristle, which she has to extract from her mouth
with a napkin, as discreetly as possible.
WAITER
It’s good to see that not
everybody’s put off their dinner by
the weather forecast.
Eilis looks at him blankly.
WAITER (CONT’D)
(cheerful)
It’s supposed to be a rough one
tonight, so none of the other
passengers are eating. A few
spoonfuls of soup, maybe, but not
the mutton stew.
A journey to the Usa was Ellis first experience of travelling abroad and leaving home. That is why
she was not aware of obstacles that may occur during her excursion. As she was surronded by
strangers and it was her first day on a ship, no one warned her that eating is not the best idea and
may cause seasickness. The lack of konwledge about the obvious rules on the ship got her in
trouble.
GEORGINA
(angry on Eilis’s behalf)
Oh, those bastards. That’s what
people do. They keep the bathroom
for themselves on rough nights.
We’ll fix them.
She fishes in a handbag and finds a nail-file. Deftly, she
unlocks the bathroom door. There’s nobody in there. Quickly,
she pulls her trunk into the bathroom and jams it against the
door on the other side. There is now no room in front of the
toilet.
GEORGINA
It won’t be very comfortable. But
at least it’s ours now.
Things got even worst at night when Ellie was suffered from seasicknness and was desperate to use
the bathroom. Then the harsh surpirsed came. The bathroom's door were locked by the peopel living
in the cabing next to hers.When Ellie's roomates,Georgina, appeared in their cabin she took care of
her and explained what was allowed to do on a ship and how to dealt with unpleasant and selfish
neighbours. With her help, Ellie adjusted to new place and acquired new konwledge about the rules
known for more experienced and sophisticated traveller but not necessarily for newcomers.
GEORGINA
Oh, dear. We’ll have to do

something with you. They’ll put you
in quarantine or something if you
try to enter the country looking
like that.
Georgina is pulling clothes out of Eilis’s case.
GEORGINA
Nothing fancy. You mustn’t look
like a tart.
In further passage Georgina prepared outfit for a young girl. What she tried to do was preventing
Elliis from standing out from the crowd. She supposed to blend in: not being too extravangant and
not looking too poor or immature. New look should also give her boost of self confiedence.
Eilis is in the queue to get in to the immigration centre,
looking anxiously ahead of her. Her compatriots, men and
women and children, are all around her. She is wearing makeup,
and she looks very different - much less naive.
Over her shoulder, we see A VISTA OF THE MANHATTAN SKYLINE.
Eilis stares at it for a little while, wide-eyed.
GEORGINA (V.O.)
Don’t look too innocent. I’ll put
some rouge and mascara on you. And
perhaps some eye-liner.
Polish your shoes, and don’t cough,
whatever you do. And stand up
straight.
Eilis remembers to stand tall. She’s looking at all the
people around her, and the hard-luck stories they represent.
A few minutes later. Eilis is showing her papers to the
official.
GEORGINA (V.O.)
Don’t be rude, or pushy, but don’t
look nervous.
It’s as if Eilis remembers the advice even as we’re hearing
it: she suddenly lifts her eyes from the official’s shoulders
towards a point ahead of him - towards America.Think like an American. You
have to
know where you’re going.
The official hands Eilis her papers back and ushers her
through. She walks towards the light on the other side, and
suddenly the sun blanches out everything; we just see a
silhouette, walking into nowhere.
Shortly before shipping to America Georgina gave Ellis tips, how to behave during custon. The
fragment is divided into to section. First where Ellie crossed the border and next when she recalled
pieces of advice from her roommate. As Georgina was an experianced traveller and possibly she
now considered herself more as America than Irsih she prevented the younger friend from getting
into further troubles. Here we can notice that Georgina defenietely passed the first stages culture
shock(or may never even exerianced it) and now she introduced the other begginer into the world.
She understood the established rules, she knew what kinds of action were not welcommed, not
accebtlable and in consequence may lead to trouble. Except for clothes and make up she also
reminded her about body posture (stand up straight) which was supposed to be a sign of selfconfidence. Georgina's guidance was beneficial for Ellie as she crossed border without

complication. Still we can detect that girl was confused. Durign custom she had to make an
inpression that she knew what she was doing but the reality was different. The whole fragment
dedicated to the journy was filled with aniety, awkwardness and expectancy before riching final
destination. The suspens between the well-known world that she was leaving in and completely
unknown environment she was unfamiliar with.
DOROTHY
Did you go out last night?
Eilis looks at her blankly. Dorothy laughs.
DOROTHY
Out. The opposite of in.
EILIS
No.
DOROTHY
I went to see a movie with my
boyfriend.
Eilis carries on changing. Dorothy becomes exasperated by
Eilis’s lack of engagement, and embarks on both sides of the
conversation.
DOROTHY
“What did you see, Dorothy?” “I saw
‘The Quiet Man’, Eilis. They filmed
it in Ireland.” “Oh, I’m from
Ireland.” “I know you are. That’s
why I thought you might be
interested.”
Even though the new environment was friendly and eager to socialze, Ellie struggled to relate to
their colleague. Lonlines and need for a firend did not prevent her from being reserved to members
of a new community. Feeling homesick and thoughts about her family blocked her from strating
new life in America.
Lunch time. While Eilis eats her grilled cheese sandwich at
the counter, she watches her fellow diners - male colleagues
smoking and joking, girlfriends talking animatedly, people on
their own reading the newspaper. Everyone seems to know what
they’re doing there except Eilis - everyone seems comfortable
in their own skin, absorbed in their environment. Eilis looks
anxious and uncomfortable and lost. She finishes her
sandwich, swallows as quickly as she can, catches the eye of
the young, handsome waiter.
Here we can obsrve the distinction between Ellie and the others. She can't identify hersefl as one of
them, she still feelt like a stranger. The others were cheerful, self confident and seemed to be on a
right place whereas Ellie was unable to find hersef comfortable in a new place. Memory of her
home, old places and customs couse that she couldn't enjoy her stay in new place. Feeling clumsy
and misunderstood by other made her feel melancholy and frustrated.
EILIS
I wish I could stop feeling that I
want to be an Irish girl in

Ireland.
FATHER FLOOD
All I can say is that it will pass.
Homesickness is like most
sicknesses. It will make you feel
wretched, and then it will move on
to somebody else.
Ellie admitted that her attempts to assimilate with new society has failed so far as she can't stop
hersefl form thinking about home as the place that she supposed to be. Father Flood came with
consolation saying that her seackness(being homesick, culture shock) would pass. As their shared
similar experience of being far from home, the girl finaly found person who understood her.
Eilis is sitting at the kitchen table with a bowl of
spaghetti in front of her. There is a fork and spoon on
either side of the bowl. Opposite her are Patty and Diana.
Eilis goes to pick up the cutlery. Diana gestures at her to
stop.
DIANA
Hold it. Remember You’re getting
off easy, because we haven’t got
sauce.
PATTY
Yeah. You have to remember that the
sauce flies everywhere, so take it
slowly.
DIANA
I’m gonna say “Splash” every time I
see problems.
Ellis got the invetation to the house of Italian family and she decided to learn how to eat spagetti.
Leraning new skill kept her away from feeling like a starnger and ignorant. It is also the sign of
respect to the hosts.
Tony is holding a towel round Eilis as she struggles in to
her bathing costume. He’s looking away, presumably at her
request.
EILIS
Why didn’t you tell me to put my
costume on underneath my clothes?
TONY
I thought you’d know.
The rule which is obvious to locals was a completely new standard for a newcomer. Another lesson
learned.
Later. Nancy, George and Jim are engaged in the age-old and
inelegant struggle between towels and immodesty, as they try
to put their bathing costumes on. They hop on one leg, curse
and giggle. Eilis takes off her blouse and skirt to reveal
the bathing costume (and more of the tan) that she got in
America. Nancy and George are impressed with the simplicity

of the idea; Jim is just impressed generally.
NANCY
Is that an American trick?
EILIS
Yes. It’s a good one, isn’t it?
Here we can observe that Ellis eventually felt comfrotable in her new environment, the USA. New
open attitiude helped her with boraden up her mind and acquire new skills, which she now can use
in her own ground.
Finally, Eilis turns to study the girl - takes in her youth,
and her innocence, and her fear.
EILIS
Yes, it’s just like home.
The girl smiles gratefully. Eilis turns away. Suddenly she
thinks better of her unfriendliness, and turns back to the
girl.
EILIS
You’re not to eat.
GIRL ON DECK
Oh. Right. (Beat) But I might be
there years.
Eilis smiles.
EILIS
No, you can eat when you get there.
But don’t eat on the boat. It’ll
stop you getting so sick. Do you
promise me?
GIRL ON DECK
I promise.
EILIS
And in a moment, I want you to go
straight down to your cabin and
lock the bathroom door on your
side. When next door starts
hammering, you can negotiate....
When you get to Immigration, keep
your eyes wide open, and look as if
you know where you’re going. You
have to think like an American.
152 INT. IMMIGRATION CENTRE. DAY 152
We see the girl joining the back of a dispiritingly long
queue - the same desperation and poverty ahead of her that
Eilis had to deal with when she arrived in New York. Eilis
walks past her quickly down a different path - she gives the
girl on the deck a nod and a smile of encouragement. She
joins a tiny queue over which hangs a sign saying US
Now another proof that Ellis was now free from culture shocked and consider America as her home.
She passed her knowledge that she had learned during her first journy to another newcomer. The
memory of her own struggle and desperate need for help, made her to share exerianced. Now she
was self confident, aware of what was ahead of her.

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