(Luận văn) politeness markers in the conversations in the film “ the blind side” by john lee hancock

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUY NHON UNIVERSITY LÊ THỊ ÁNH NGUYỆT lu an n va gh tn to POLITENESS MARKERS p ie IN THE CONVERSATIONS IN THE FILM d oa nl w “THE BLIND SIDE” BY JOHN LEE HANCOCK va an lu ll u nf FIELD: English Linguistics oi m CODE: 8.22.02.01 z at nh z gm @ Supervisor: BÙI THỊ ĐÀO, Ph.D m co l an Lu n va ac th si BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUY NHƠN LÊ THỊ ÁNH NGUYỆT lu an n va tn to DẤU HIỆU LỊCH SỰ TRONG NHỮNG ĐOẠN p ie gh HỘI THOẠI TRONG PHIM “GÓC KHUẤT” d oa nl w CỦA JOHN LEE HANCOCK va an lu Ngôn Ngữ Anh ll u nf Chuyên ngành: oi m Mã số: 8.22.02.01 z at nh z @ m co l gm Người hướng dẫn: TS Bùi Thị Đào an Lu n va ac th si i DECLARATION I hereby certify that the M.A thesis entitled Politeness markers in the conversations in the film “The Blind Side” by John Lee Hancock is my work This thesis has not been submitted for any other degree or diploma Binh Dinh, 2020 Signature lu an n va to p ie gh tn Lê Thị Ánh Nguyệt d oa nl w nf va an lu z at nh oi lm ul z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS From the bottom of my heart, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, my lecturers, my family, my friends for their help, support, and encouragement in preparing and completing this thesis First and foremost, I would like to send my profound gratitude to Dr Bui Thi Dao for all her enthusiastic supervision, valuable comments, endless encouragement, patience, and constant support from sketching out the plan of lu the research to submitting the final draft for examination Without her guide, an n va this thesis would not have been possibly finished tn to My special thanks go to the lecturers and the staff of the Foreign gh Language Department at Quy Nhon University for providing a great deal of p ie knowledge as well as valuable documents Last but not least, I would like to express my indebtedness to my nl w oa family and my best friends who have been always beside me when I have d troubles during the process of doing the research They have always lu nf va an encouraged me to fulfill the research z at nh oi lm ul z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si iii ABSTRACT In this research, an attempt has been made to investigate what is the basic ingredient of successful interpersonal communication in conversations politeness markers - used in the film “The Blind Side” The objectives of this research are divided into two parts The first objective of this research is to know the types of politeness markers and their frequencies in the conversations in the film The second objective of this research is to find out lu which types of politeness markers in the film are the most frequently used To an va achieve the aims of the research, a variety of methods of descriptive in n combination with both quantitative and qualitative approaches are employed gh tn to to analyze 80 conversations within the investigated film This thesis is mainly p ie based on the theory of Sifianou (1987) as a theoretical framework w The results show that there are types of politeness markers, namely oa nl (1) Indirectness, (2) Imperatives, (3) Interrogatives, (4) Negatives, (5) d Declaratives, (6) Modals, (7) Ellipsis, (8) Modification found in the film lu nf va an Among them, imperatives is the most frequently used in comparing to the rest types of politeness markers expressing requests, with 32.08% of all while lm ul indirectness and ellipsis are used at the lowest rate with the frequency at z at nh oi 5.35% and 1.60% respectively Besides, it is hoped that the findings of this study may serve as guidance and are considered to be useful for learning English as a second language to Vietnamese people with major attention to z gm @ the effect of politeness markers and provide some implications for learners m co l who use this film as the main material within the process of learning English an Lu n va ac th si iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ii ABSTRACT iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS vi LIST OF TABLES vii LIST OF FIGURES viii lu CHAPTER INTRODUCTION an 1.1 RATIONALE va n 1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY to 1.2.2 Objectives of the study ie gh tn 1.2.1 Aim of the study p 1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY w oa nl 1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY d 1.6 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY lu nf va an CHAPTER LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES lm ul 2.2 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND z at nh oi 2.2.1 Politeness Theory 2.2.2 Politeness markers 13 2.3 THE FILM “THE BLIND SIDE” 29 z 2.4 SUMMARY 31 @ gm CHAPTER METHODOLOGY 32 co l 3.1 RESEARCH METHODS 32 m 3.2 DATA COLLECTION 32 an Lu 3.3 DATA ANALYSIS 33 3.4 RESEARCH PROCEDURES 33 n va ac th si v 3.5 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY 34 CHAPTER FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 35 4.1 TYPES OF POLITENESS MARKERS 35 4.1.1 INDIRECTNESS 37 4.1.2 IMPERATIVES 38 4.1.3 INTERROGATIVES 41 4.1.4 NEGATIVES 42 4.1.5 DECLARATIVES 44 4.1.6 MODALS 45 lu an 4.1.7 ELLIPSIS 49 n va 4.1.8 MODIFICATION 50 tn to 4.2 SUMMARY 53 gh CHAPTER CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 55 p ie 5.1 CONCLUDING REMARKS 55 w 5.2 PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS 56 oa nl 5.3 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 57 d 5.4 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH 58 an lu REFERENCES 59 nf va APPENDIX z at nh oi lm ul z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS Indirectness S Structural Indirectness P Pragmatics Indirectness Imp Imperatives Ne Negatives De Declaratives Int Interrogatives Mo Modals El Ellipsis IM Internal Modification H Hedges nl Fillers lu Ind an n va p ie gh tn to w d oa F Modification R Italic Seeking commitment Reinforcing devices z at nh oi C External Modification lm ul S nf va EM an lu Mod Conversation Used for terms and direct quotations z gm @ [C1], [C2], [C3]… Numbers of conversations in the Appendix m co l (2.1), (3.1), (4.1)… Numbers of examples in the main text an Lu n va ac th si vii LIST OF TABLES No Title Table 4.1 Page Frequencies of politeness markers and their 35 subtypes lu Table 4.2 Frequencies of indirectness and its subtypes 37 Table 4.3 Frequencies of modals and its subtypes 46 Table 4.4 Frequencies of internal modification and its 50 an subtypes n va Frequencies of external modification and its tn to Table 4.5 52 p ie gh subtypes d oa nl w nf va an lu z at nh oi lm ul z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si viii LIST OF FIGURES No Title Page Figure 2.1 Classification of modification 24 Figure 4.1 Frequencies of politeness markers and their 36 subtypes Figure 4.2 Frequencies of modals and its subtypes 46 lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w nf va an lu z at nh oi lm ul z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si PL-32 Anne: 1.76 Sean: Oh, that's not too bad, when you consider where he started Anne: He's gonna make it all A's this year I'm serious And that might not even be enough Sean: So he goes to Junior College? Anne: Most inner city kids that go to JC drop out in the first year His shot at the pros would go out the window Sean: Pros? Are we even sure he's gonna get college offers? Messages: Michael, Nick Saban from LSU (Louisiana State University) I'm looking lu an forward to you're coming down and visit us sometime Gready I'm Lou Holtz form South n va Carolina I'm call We're very interested in having Michael over to Knoxville for a visit tn to Sean: Phil Fulmer, from Tennessee? ie gh Anne: There's twenty more among there And these things right here Fifty of 'em p Sean: Any of those from Ole Miss? Anne: No, they're not gonna start recruiting until they hire another coach Does make any w oa nl difference unless Michael makes his grades d Sean: So, what are we going to do? nf va an lu Conversation 60 lm ul Anne: I understand you applied for a teaching position at Wingate? Miss Sue: I won't religious enough for 'em I'm a spiritual person, Mrs Tuohy, but I have z at nh oi certain, shall we say doubts Anne: Oh, I appreciate your honesty, Miss Sue z Miss Sue: What's the situation with Michael? co l gm Miss Sue: Why the big push? [Int] @ Anne: He needs to be better in school Obviously m Anne: Well, he's in line for football scholarship if he gets his grades up an Lu Miss Sue: Is he considering Ole Miss? n va ac th si PL-33 Anne: He'd better be Miss Sue: I'd love to work with him Anne: Well, when'd you like to start? Miss Sue: Ms Tuohy Umm There's something you should know about me I don't usually tell many people, but it's something I feel should be aware of before you hire me Anne: What is it? Miss Sue: I'm a Democrat Anne: Okay lu an Conversation 61 va Michael: I don't understand it n tn to Miss Sue: Yet You don't understand it yet How big is your head, Michael? ie gh Michael: Big p Miss Sue: And what's in there? Michael: A brain w oa nl Miss Sue: A brain It's full of knowledge… like a file cabinet with maps; and shortcuts for d figuring things out You'll get there, Michael Oher because I'm to help you use those maps lu Michael: Sacagawea? nf va an and reach your destination Like Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark lm ul Miss Sue: We'll get to that And the history books have it wrong, all you need to know is I'll get you there Do you believe me? You trust me, Michael? z at nh oi Michael: Yes, Miss Sue Miss Sue: Try it again Now, what's the next one? Read that to me Hey, what is it? As z first, we have to find the constant Now, where is the constant? Good See? co l gm @ Conversation 62 Sean: [doorbell] I got a guest Coach, how are you? Come in [Imp] an Lu Sean: Sean m Nick Saban: Sean Tuohy n va ac th si PL-34 Nick Saban: Nick Saban Nice to meet you Sean: Nice to see you Pleasure Nick Saban: I appreciate the opportunity to come to your home That's my daughter, Collins Collins: Hi Pleasure to meet you Nick Saban: And you must be Leigh Anne Anne: That would be me, Coach Saban Nick Saban: Nice to meet you lu Anne: Me too an Nick Saban: Please [EM: R], call me Nick With an incredible home The Windsor va n valances are a nice touch tn to Anne: Oh, thank you You obviously have an excellent taste ie gh Nick Saban: Well we appreciate the quality And recognize it when we see it p Anne: Michael, why don't you come over here and say hello to Coach Saban? [Int] nl w Nick Saban: Hello, Michael Nick Saban Nice to meet you d oa Michael: Nice to meet you SJ: That's me nf va an lu Nick Saban: And you must be SJ Leigh Anne: Michael, why don't you and Nick go into the living room to talk? [Int] lm ul Michael: Can [Mo] SJ come? [Ind: S], [Int] z at nh oi Nick Saban: Absolutely We'll recruit the both of you SJ: Alright m co l Conversation 63 gm Anne: Yeah, I know @ Sean: Yeah, I'm right here, Leigh Anne z Anne: I find him extremely handsome an Lu Nick Saban: So Michael, we'd like to get you down to LSU for visit We've got a great n va ac th si PL-35 thing going there right now, you have an opportunity to be successful as a person, as a student, and an opportunity to be a part of the next National Championship team with LSU So what you say? You'd like to commit to a visit? SJ: Can [Mo] I ask a question? [Ind: S], [Int] Nick Saban: Sure SJ: My brother and I are very close And so I'm very afraid that if he goes off to school, I might not get to see him So Nick Saban: Go on SJ: I guess I was just wondering how much access I'd have to him lu an Nick Saban: Well, SJ, you'd have total access to Michael But better than that, in his first n va game at Tiger stadium, we would like for you to lead the team out of the tunnel What tn to you think about that? ie gh SJ: Sounds good p Conversation 64 oa nl w Anne: Congratulations on gettin' hired Ole Miss Coach: Thank yew, Ma'am Ole Miss is my dream job d an lu Anne: You're coming a little late to the party but we're diehard Rebels so I'm gonna give Ole Miss Coach: Got it nf va you a frickin' road map Alright? lm ul Anne: LSU is out Everybody knows Saban's going to the NFL I don't wanna name z at nh oi names, but on Michael's first two recruitment trips somebody took him to the tittybar Ole Miss Coach: That's terrible z Anne: Tell me about it He'll have nightmares about for a week So when he comes to visit @ I want you to feed him Italian [De] - he likes Fettucine Alfredo - and I want you to take him gm an Lu Anne: Alright m Ole Miss Coach: Yes'm co bed by ten [Imp] You got it? l to a movie [De] - not Chainsaw Massacre because he'll just cover his eyes - and get him to n va ac th si PL-36 Ole Miss Coach: What about Tennessee? Anne: It breaks my heart but they're still in the hunt Fulmer made SJ a sweet deal Ole Miss Coach: I heard the kid can really pepper the gumbo Anne: He's his daddy's boy You ready? Ole Miss Coach: Lets' it Anne: Alright Conversation 65 Coach: Mike, you like to barbecue? I tell you what, Mike You can go to the gas station lu an and get the best barbecue, you've ever got in your life It's a wonderful place to live, fried n va catfishes, all the good food that we love to eat but it's not good for us as football players, can At Ole tn to you'd have to be aware, Mike I promise And for you, SJ, this is what I Miss, we have the Grove by the stadium We walk it before every game, in front of gh p ie thousands of people It is a sacred ritual And I'm in front SJ: Seen it a thousand times oa nl w Coach: Ever seen it from the front of the line? Next year, you and me; leading the team SJ: Tennessee offered to let me run on the field and flip the coin d Conversation 66 nf va an lu Coach: I'll throw in a sideline pass lm ul Miss Sue: Have you decided yet, Michael? z at nh oi Michael: No, Miss Sue Miss Sue: But you like Tennessee? It's a good school Not at the academic level of Ole Miss, but they have an outstanding science department You know what they're famous z Michael: What's that mean? l gm @ for? They work with the FBI to study the effects of the soil on decomposing body parts co Miss Sue: Well when they find a body, the police want to know how long it's been dead m So the fine fox at Tennessee helps them out They have a lot of body parts Arms and legs an Lu and hands - form hospitals and medical schools And you know where they store them? n va ac th si PL-37 Right underneath the football field So, while it's fine and dandy, there're 100,000 fans cheering for you, the bodies, you should be worried about are right underneath the turf Set to poke up through the ground and grab you But it's your decision where you wanna play ball Don't let me influence you [Ne] Conversation 67 Anne: All the other teachers are on board, I don't know, what your problem is Literature Teacher: I'm sorry I will not give a student a grade he, or she, doesn't deserve Anne: Well, Michael needs a B What is he have to to "deserve" that? lu an Literature Teacher: Right now is Michael doing C minus, D plus work His best chance n va at improving is with the written essay at the end of the year It counts a third of his grade Anne: Well that's it We're sunk tn to ie gh Conversation 68 p Miss Sue: Why don't you write about "Great Expectations"? [Int] You're a lot like Pip I nl w mean he was poor, he was an orphan, and someone kind of found him You should be able oa to relate to that Fine, let's go through the reading list But you're gonna have to pick one, d Michael "Pygmalion" "A Tale of Two Cities" "The Charge of the Light Brigade" lu nf va an Sean: "Half a league, half a league, half a league onward" I love that one Miss Sue He loves it Why don't you this and I'll watch basketball? [Int] lm ul Sean: Okay "All in the Valley of Death rode the six hundred." They named LSU's stadium Miss Michael: You're kidding? l gm @ Miss Sue: It's a poem z Sean: No It's a great story z at nh oi Death Valley because of this story Alfred, Lord Tennyson has written about LSU Ole Sean: "Forward the Light Brigade!" It's like the offense "Charge for the guns he said." co m That's the end zone "Into the Valley of Death rode the six hundred." "Forward the Light an Lu Brigade! n va ac th si PL-38 Michael: Was there a man dismay'd? Sean: Not tho' the soldier knew someone had blundered." Michael: Someone made a mistake? Sean: Yeah, their leader, their coach Michael: But why would they go ahead if they knew he messed up? [Int] Sean: "Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, theirs but to and die: Into the Valley of Death rode the six hundred." Michael: They're all gonna die, aren't they? lu Sean: Yeah That's really, really sad I think you just found something to write about, an Michael va n Michael: Courage is a hard thing to figure You can have courage based on a dumb idea tn to or mistake, but you're not supposed to question adults, or your coach or your teacher gh because they make the rules Maybe they know best but maybe they don't It all depends on p ie who you are, where you come from Didn't at least one of the six hundred guys think about w giving up and joining with the other side? I mean, Valley of Death that's pretty salty stuff oa nl That's why courage it's tricky Should you always what others tell you to do? Sometimes you might not even know why you're doing something I mean any fool can have courage d an lu But honor, that's the real reason you either something or you don't It's who you are and maybe who you want to be If you die trying for something important then you have both nf va honor and courage and that's pretty good I think that's what the writer was saying That lm ul you should hope for courage and try for honor And maybe even pray that the people Conversation 69 z at nh oi telling you what to have some, too z Anne: 2.52 Michael's final GPA Got it off Paul's computer He did it, Sean He did it! @ m co Anne: Scanned it off an Internet ad for a toddler boutique l find a baby picture of Michael? gm Sean: Baby, you've been broken to the principal's computer? Where in the world did you an Lu Conversation 70 n va ac th si PL-39 SJ: Michael, our greetings Collins: Way to go, bro! Anne: Alright, that's enough Young man I think I need a proper hug [De] Conversation 71 Anne: Alright You're gonna be staying in Deaton Hall - where is it? 109 It's right there And you're gonna be on a meal plan so you're gonna be eating all the way here in Johnson Commons Right there Sean: Johnson Commons has all you can eat self-serve ice cream lu an Michael: As much as you want? n va Sean: Yes, that's how Mama put on her freshman ten tn to Anne: Stop it! [Imp] p ie gh Conversation 72 w Anne: He just wants to ask you a couple of questions, Michael You have nothing to hide oa nl Jocelyn: Ms Tuohy? Mr Oher? My name is Jocelyn Granger, and I'm the Assistant Director of Enforcement for the NCAA d an lu Anne: Please [EM: R], call me Leigh Anne [Imp] So, let's this Shall [Mo] we? alone [De] nf va Jocelyn: Ms Tuohy, if you wouldn't mind [IM: O] I'd prefer to speak with Michael lm ul Anne: And how long is that gonna take? z at nh oi Jocelyn: Awhile Anne: Go, Mike Okay? Go Michael? Michael! I'll be waiting for you in the lobby, l gm @ Conversation 73 z alright? Michael: No m co Jocelyn: Were you aware that Coach Cotton is accepting a job at Ole Miss? an Lu Jocelyn: And that this job offer came after you signed with them? Sean Tuohy, your n va ac th si PL-40 legal guardian went to Ole Miss Michael: He played basketball Jocelyn: And Mrs Tuohy went to Ole Miss as well Michael: She was a cheerleader Jocelyn: Is this safe to say that Ole Miss is their favorite school? Did they like any other Universities? What about, say Tennessee? Michael: No They can't stand Tennessee Jocelyn: And your tutor lu Michael: Miss Sue an Jocelyn: Miss Sue Miss Sue is an Ole Miss grad, too Miss Sue ever tried to persuade you va n to attend Ole Miss? Did you know that the Tuohys make generous donations to Ole Miss? tn to That even Miss Sue makes donations? That the Tuohys, they have a condo in Oxford so gh they can attend as many athletic events as possible? That Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are p ie by our definition "boosters." Mr Oher Mr Oher? Do you understand Do you know, w why am I here? [Int] oa nl Michael: To investigate d Jocelyn: Yes To investigate I'm here to investigate your odd predicament Do you find an lu it odd? Your predicament? Michael? lm ul Jocelyn: No You can't nf va Michael: Iono (I don‟t know) Can I can [Mo] I leave now? [Int] Michael: What you want, ma'am? z at nh oi Jocelyn: I want the facts! [De] I need the truth [De] Michael: I didn't lie! z l gm Michael: THINK ABOUT WHAT?! @ Jocelyn: And I want to know what you think about all this Jocelyn: The NCAA fears that with your recruitment a door might be opened - that co m boosters from lots of schools in the south will become legal guardians for young athletes an Lu without means and funnel them to their Alma Maters I'm not saying I believe it and I'm not saying I don't, but there're many people involved with this case who would argue that n va ac th si PL-41 Tuohys they took you in, the clothe you, they fed you, Michael: No Jocelyn: they paid for your private education, Michael: No! Jocelyn: they bought you a car, Michael: No Jocelyn: and paid for your tutor, Michael: No lu Jocelyn: all as part of a plan to ensure that you play football for the University of an Mississippi Michael! We're not finished n va tn to Conversation 74 ie gh Anne: Michael So what happened? p Michael: Why'd you it? [Int] Anne: What? nl w oa Michael: All along you wanted me to go to Ole Miss d Anne: Of course, I did We love Ole Miss! lu Anne: What? nf va an Michael: Why did you this for me? [Int] lm ul Michael: Everything! Was it for you or was it for me? Was it so I would go to school Anne: Michael, no z at nh oi where you wanted?! Was it so I would what you wanted?! Michael: That's what she thinks Is she right? z gm @ Anne: Michael, honey, I need for you please, listen to me [Imp], alright [IM: F]? Michael: Don't you dare to lie to me [Ne] I'm not stupid! l an Lu Conversation 75 m co Anne: Michael?! Michael, of course, you're not stupid Michael?! Come on n va ac th si PL-42 Anne: I should have followed him Sean: You had no way of knowing he'd disappear Anne: Was he right? What did he say about us? Sean: Leigh Anne, be reasonable We gave clothes to a boy who had one pair of shorts We gave him a bed To hell with the NCAA, I'd it again tomorrow Anne: What about all the rest of it - all the stuff we did to make sure that he got a scholarship? A scholarship at Ole Miss Sean: He could go whenever he wanted, he knew that Anne: Oh, did he? Did you ask him? 'Cause I sure as I know I never did lu an Sean: Come here va n Anne: Am I a good person? Not a joke Not rhetorical tn to Sean: You're the best person I know Everything you do, you for others ie gh Anne: And why is that? [Int] p Sean: I have not a clue But you obviously get some sort of sick satisfaction out of it Sean: Yeah? d oa nl w Anne: Sean nf va Conversation 76 an lu Anne: What if he never comes back? lm ul Alton: Big Mike? Hey, get your ass in here [Imp], man z at nh oi Michael: I'm looking for my Moms Alton: Your Mama? Yeah, I saw Dee Dee around As a matter of fact Oh, yeah She usually stops by for a taste around this time But I tell you what Why don't you just come z @ inside [Int] I'll get you a forty and we're gonna chop it up like real for, just 'til she get here gm Come on, man Nobody gonna bite you, man Hey! Big Mike! Man, go down and have a [Imp], man Big Mike m an Lu Michael What? co l seat [Imp] Hey, baby, gimme a couple of cold beers from the refrigerator [Imp]! Sit down Alton: I'm so glad to see you Yeah You lookin' good Too, you lookin' fit I heard you n va ac th si PL-43 playin' little ball But you know that rich kid football ain't like the public school league Niggers packing knives in their socks Hey, I played little ball myself Back in the day, you know that, alright? Michael: Yeah, I heard Alton: A quarterback Up there at MLK Michael: What about you, Dave? You still playing ball over at JC? Dave: No Alton: No, man Dave no longer a student He with me now! As a matter of fact Look, I can open a spot for you, too lu an Dave: I got tired of going to class People are tryin' tell me what to va Alton: Well, in that case, Dave, look here Turn it up, like that little bit of bitch! Hey, n tn to man Don't mess with D [Ne], man I heard you stayin' on the other side of town Yeah, that gh what Dee Dee said Said you got a new Mama now Yeah? Oh yeah! She fine too Yeah p ie She fine She got other kids? She got a daughter? You tap that? Yeah, you taped that! Yeah, yeah, yeah! Big Mike! Big Mike got his white babes! Hey, Big Mike! You should oa nl w enjoy 'em, man Hey, where you going? Michael: Going to wait for my mom to the apartment d an lu Alton: Hey, man, just [IM: H] don't go away now [Ne] Hey, sit down [Imp], man I'm mommy/daughter action nf va just trying to find out a little bit about your fine white sister Because I like me some z at nh oi lm ul Michael: Shut up [Imp] Alton: Shut up? Who the hell are you telling to shut up? I will bust and cap your fat ass And then drive east and pay a visit to your cracker Mom! And her sweet little daughter z Conversation 77 co l Anne: Michael was here? gm @ Alton: He gone, snowflake m Alton: Yeah, but you tell him, I'll be seeing him around Or he gonna get this an Lu Anne: So Michael was here? n va ac th si PL-44 Alton: Last night He comes by here Sneaked me then runoff Yeah Tell him, sleep with one eye open You hear me, bitch? Anne: No, you hear me, bitch! You threaten my son you threaten me You so much as cross downtown you will be sorry I'm in a prayer group with the D.A., I'm a member of the NRA and I'm always packing Alton: What you got in there, a 22? A Saturday Night Special? Anne: And it shoots just fine all the other days, too Conversation 78 lu an Anne: Michael?! n va Michael: Mama? You think the police is gonna come and get me? tn to Anne: I'd imagine the last thing they want at Hurt Village is a bunch of cops snooping around I swore I'd never ask this, but how'd you get out of there, Michael? gh p ie Michael: When I was little and something awful was happening my Mama would tell me to close my eyes She was tryin' to keep me from seeing her drugs or other bad things nl w And then when she was finished or the bad things were over she'd say, "now when I count gonna be okay." d oa to three, you open your eyes and the past is gone, the world is a good place, and it's all an lu Anne: You closed your eyes You know, when I was driving all over Kingdom Come nf va looking for you I kept thinking about one thing Ferdinand the bull I know I should have lm ul asked this a long time ago, Michael Do you even wanna play football? I mean you even Michael I'm pretty good at it z at nh oi like it? Anne: Yeah, you are Sean and I have been talking and Michael, if you're gonna accept z co l Michael: Every game? gm every game cheering for you @ the football scholarship we think it should be to Tennessee And I promise that I will be at m Anne: Every game But I will not wear that gaudy orange I will not It is not in my color Michael: So you want me to go to Tennessee? an Lu wheel and I'm not gonna wear it n va ac th si PL-45 Anne: I want you to whatever you want It is your decision, Michael It's your life Michael: What if I want to flip burgers? Anne: It's your decision; it's your life Michael: Okay Anne: Okay, what? Conversation 79 Michael: I'm sorry I left the other day Jocelyn Granger: You were pretty upset lu an Michael: You ask a lot of questions va Jocelyn Granger: I'm just trying to get to the bottom of this n tn to Michael: But all questions you asked were about why everybody else wanted me to go to ie gh Ole Miss p Jocelyn Granger: Okay Michael: Not once did you ask why did I want to go there nl w oa Jocelyn Granger: Alright, fine, Michael Why you want to go to Ole Miss? [Int] d Michael: Because it's where my family goes to school It's where they've always gone to nf va an Conversation 80 lu school lm ul Anne: College is going to be a different experience for you, Michael There are lots of Sean: Have fun z at nh oi distractions SJ, stop it [Imp] z Anne: There's gonna be some nimrod in the dorm who wants to play video games all co l gm Sean: Just have fun @ night, or goof on the internet Anne: And you will spend a lot of time at practice, which means which means you have F]? SJ, if you don't stop it right - an Lu Come here m to be very dedicated to your studies, alright [IM: n va ac th si PL-46 SJ: No Miss Sue: Relax, Mama I just got back from the library I reserved a private cubicle for the semester Here's your class schedule and our study hall hours Now, if y'all don't mind I'm gonna go move into my new apartment Anne: Thank you, Miss Sue Collins: "Thank you, Miss Sue" SJ: "Thank you, Miss Sue" Michael: "Thank you, Miss Sue" Miss Sue: Yeah, yeah, yeah lu an Anne: Let's see what you've got: College's Writing, good, psychology, math lab It's va gonna be good Just xxx know why A lot of good classes n tn to Sean: You'll have a lot of fun ie gh Collins: SJ! p Anne: Michael Oher, you listen to me, alright? I want you to enjoy yourself, but if you get a girl pregnant out of wedlock I'll crawl in the car, drive up here to Oxford and cut off your SJ: She means it d oa nl w penis nf va an lu Michael: Yes ma'am Anne: Alright Now, 78's gonna be a parking lot So we should be going Or everyone Anne: You're welcome Michael: Why'd she always that? z at nh oi Michael: Thank you, Mama lm ul Say the goodbyes, alright? Here Bye, baby z Michael: I'll be back m co Michael: I need a proper hug.[De] l Anne: What? What, Michael? gm @ Sean: She's an onion Michael You have to peel her back one layer at a time an Lu n va ac th si