The fact that Benji has been bullied for months, for years, is inexcusable. He takes the suspension and Mark wishes he were half as brave.įor Mark, Benji’s act of defiance becomes a rallying cry. With a blaring public op-ed in the school blog, Benji tells the school exactly what he thinks of them and their zero-tolerance policy. A suspension on Benji’s record could hurt his college applications (Mark, himself, hopes to get into Harvard). It isn’t right and it isn’t fair, but it will make the least noise. Mark suggests, reluctantly, that Benji apologize. Benji takes a swing at his attackers, breaking a nose, and no matter that he as the one being bullied, Benji is the one asked to apologize or be suspended. When Mark finds Benji being bullied, shoved around, and insulted by a pair of football players, he tries to help … but help comes too late. For Mark, it’s become the unofficial hangout for himself and his friends: Rachel and Nadia, Jewish and Muslim respectively, and in love Pablo, allosexual, and one of Mark’s best friends along with Jenny, who is aromantic and then there’s Benji, who is loud, proud, and high-femme and a late, unofficial entry to their friend group. The French Club isn’t so much about French.
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