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CB, a teenager with status in his high school, is depressed about his dead dog. He talks -- or monologues -- to Beethoven, physically weak and musically inclined, who has been the target of his group’s homophobic bullying. Beethoven, angry at having his piano practice interrupted, confronts CB with his ill treatment, and tries to inflict some damage of his own. Beethoven’s anger and CB’s defensiveness come to a head, and break into laughter, after which the two boys start to repair their
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Beethoven: You’re not supposed to be in here. I have permission to practice during lunch. But nobody else is supposed to be in here.
CB: You’ve gotten really good. I mean, you always were, but -- Who wrote that? Beethoven?
Beethoven: Chopin.
End:
Beethoven: He was sick, CB. He couldn’t help it. You know they say a dog sees God in his master. A cat looks in the mirror.
CB: I hate cats.
Beethoven: Me too.
Royal, Bert V. Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. Dramatists Play Service, New York, NY. 2006. pp. 20-24.
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