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Stargirl Monologue
Stargirl Monologue
Austin Stephenson
English I
The other day, as I was walking through Mr. Archie Brubaker’s back yard, I passed by
his giant cactus named Senor Saguaro. “Hello Senor Saguaro, how’s it going? And by the way,
Cinnamon says hi too. Would you like to hear why I think I’m an amazing American?” I had
asked Senor Saguaro. As usual, no response from Senor Saguaro. However, I continue to tell him
my reasons anyway. “I am a great American citizen because I take pride in being free. To give
you an example of what I mean, last Friday night at the football game I decided to run and dance
across the football field during the halftime show. It was absolutely exhilarating and I felt so
free.” Still no response from Senor Saguaro, but I continued on with my conversation, “America
is such a wonderful place to call home, we can be free, wear ruffled gowns, and play our
ukulele.”
Before Cinnamon, my adorable pet rat, and I had left the backyard, Cinnamon became so
chatty and was talking up a storm to Senor Saguaro, the big cactus, as to why I am such a great
friend to him. Cinnamon said “Stargirl is awesome. She doesn’t worry about what people think
of her. She wears what she likes, and she is such a loyal friend to me. After all, she carries me on
her shoulder when I’m not in her backpack. It’s funny ‘cause I get to see that boy, Leo, sneaking
around behind her. I keep telling Stargirl that this boy likes her, but she doesn’t believe me.” I
just rolled my eyes at Cinnamon as he continued to talk about Leo. “Anyway, it was funny when
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she did put a card in the mailbox that only said the word Congratulations, with nothing else
written. That boy Leo looked so confused when he removed it from the mailbox.”