“Frank is a typical chubby six year old kid from the ‘burbs. His first day at school would stick with him for the rest of his life. His mother told him that he would have to wear his brother’s hand me down school uniform, however when he pulled the black slacks over his hips, the button wouldn’t reach the button hole. He pushed his stomach in, and reached around as tight as he could but it wouldn’t catch. He put on his black track pants instead of the uniform. His mother called his name and told him to put on his uniform. He stood in the living room, wearing a tight fitting blue shirt, with pouches of fat sticking out, with the tight pants undone at the front, while his mother pushed in his stomach fat, and his brother fit the button into the hole. The muffin top was pronounced, so he tried to hide it with the school jumper, however the jumper would bunch up at the back and he would have to constantly pull it down. Later that day on the playground, Frank watched the basketball game because he could hardly walk in his tight pants. The kids who were playing looked like they were having a great time, laughing as they shot hoops. Frank wanted to join in, or to just be invited. Glassy eyed, he stood at the end of the court watching, until the ball bounced right in front of him. Instinctively, he bent over to pick up the ball, however the button on his pants popped off, and the back of his pants split. Mortified, he ran to the toilets, and waited until the end of the school day to walk home. Pulling his jumper below his bottom to hide the damage. The next day everyone was looking at him and murmuring under their voices. He was wearing his track pants, along with a note from his mother explaining his attire. In class the teacher called him out and asked him why he wasn’t in uniform. He sheepishly walked to the front of class and handed her the note. The teacher shrugged it off and told his to sit back down in his seat. He thought that he would never live down the shame of his pants explosion.”

I really enjoyed this take that Jen had on Frank as a character, because there is a moment in the script where it says: “Frank opens his wallet. Empty. He smiles awkwardly and waves his hand slightly and takes a few steps back before he heads towards the cinema.” This extract shows that he’s inadequate. He’s a bit of a pathetic man. So this look into his childhood matches that really well, with this embarrassing moment happen to him, where it starts to appear as though it’s common place in his whole life for demeaning things to happen.