Ideas Brainstorm

Potential Themes:

• Gender Stereotypes
• Gender
• Racism
• Bullying
• Body Image
• Mental Illness
• Sexuality
• Crime
• Rape
• Sexism

Development of Potential Ideas:

      Gender:

• Middle aged man trapped in a woman's body
• Struggling with gender identity 
• Married to a man whom she has also has children with
• Transgender
• As a result, husband confused about sexuality
• Protagonist's children being victims of bullying due to transgender parents 
• Use of props such as binder to express the desperation of protagonist to identify as male

      Mental Illness

• Man in his late 30s, early 40s
• Struggling with Dual Personality Disorder
• Living with his mother as a result of illness

• Female protagonist
• Voices within her head influencing her actions
• Lives with children
• Suggested her husband has left her, indicated it's due to her mental disorder