Synopsis/Details
It is senior year of high school with Mike and Travis being social outcasts. Mike comes from a broken home where his father has died and his mother has turned to alcohol to take away the pain. Travis comes from a typical Middle America household where he rebels against his parent’s rules and the social establishment. Opportunities arise where they find new friends and relationships but at the cost of their friendship from a party where Travis becomes apart of he most sociable click in the school. Mike meets a girl at the party who is interested in him much to his surprise. After Mike gets into a fight at the party defending Mike and Travis’ friend Sean from the football player Tyler their relationship is strained. Both teenagers move on with their new paths. Travis, despite being in the inner circle, is still seen as an outcast and never truly accepted causing him to become more depressed and more at war with his parents. Mike’s relationship with his new girlfriend Michelle grows but he still lusts for a popular out of reach student named Catherine. As their experiences and mental state deteriorate the two former friends reconnect and decide to take revenge against those who have done them wrong. The two plan and carry out killing their fellow students at their high school in a Shakespearean tragedy revenge plot which will cost them their lives and those close to them.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Revenge
Story Situation:
Crime pursued by vengeance
Story Conclusion:
Tragic
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Punishment
Cast Size:
Many
Locations:
Several
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Teenager
Hero Type:
Unfortunate
Villian Type:
Pure Evil
Stock Character Types:
Jock
Advanced
Subgenre:
School Days
Action Elements:
Weaponry
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast
Life Topics:
Coming of Age
Drug Topics:
Illegal Drugs
Time Period:
Contemporary times
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Time of Year:
Autumn/Fall
Illness Topics:
Psychological
Sport Topics:
American Football
Relationship Topics:
Bonding