The Other Mr. Know All - Game Script Let’s walk in the other’s shoes


Background

Welcome to the ocean liner to Kobe. This will also be a trip into the way you and the people around you view and judge the world. We are having dinner tonight! The subject of discussion is: Real or cultured pearls?

You are going to experience the scene through another character's eyes. You will need to explain the actions of another character to the forum.

 

Characters

The narrator unknown

You are a nameless white Englishman travelling by ship from San-Francisco to Japan. You would rather not have anyone else as your cabin mate. You are disdainful to British citizens with colonial origins. You don’t like having to share a cabin with Mr. Kelada.


Your Task

Your “other” is Mr.Kelada. You need to explain to the forum why you chose to keep Mrs. Ramsay’s secret at the price of mockery.


Resources

Scene - 01

Mr. Kelada A pearl expert of Levantine origin.

You share your cabin with the narrator. You are friendly, open and loud. You like to be part of everything that is going on and you consider yourself an expert in many things. Because of all that you become known to the other passengers on the ship as “Mr. Know All”.


Your Task

Your “other” is the narrator. You need to explain to the forum why you dislike Mr. Kelada and who’s side you are taking in the bet.


Resources

Scene - 01

Mr. Ramsay Works in the American consular service

You are travelling back to Japan with your wife after a long separation period. You are a confident man who does not like to be challenged.


Your Task

Your “other” is your wife, Mrs. Ramsay. You need to explain to the forum why you concealed the true value of the pearl necklace from your husband.


Resources

Scene - 01

Mrs. Ramsay Unknown

You are travelling to Japan with your husband after spending a year in New-York on your own. The day before you left New-York you had returned to the hotel with a pearl necklace. You told your husband you had bought it for $18 at the department store.


Your Task

Your “other” is Mr. Ramsay. You need to explain to the forum why you are so sure that the pearls are not real and that Mr.Kelada is mistaken.


Resources

Scene - 01

Scene 1: At the dinner table


1.

Public Message

Welcome to the ocean liner to Kobe. This will also be a trip into the way you and the people around you view and judge the world. We are having dinner tonight! The subject of discussion is: Real of cultured pearls?


2.

Private (a while after previous message)

The narrator:

Your “other” is Mr. Kelada. You need to explain to the forum why you chose to keep Mrs. Ramsay’s secret at the price of mockery.

Mr. Kelada:

Your “other” is the narrator. you need to explain to the forum why you dislike Mr. Kelada and who’s side you are taking in the bet.

Mr. Ramsay:

Your “other” is your wife Mrs. Ramsay. You need to explain to the forum why you concealed the true value of the pearl necklace from your husband.

Mrs. Ramsay:

Your “other” is Mr. Ramsay. You need to explain to the forum why you are so sure that the pearls are not real and that Mr.Kelada is mistaken.


3.

Public Message (a while after previous message)

Isn't it interesting to see the world through someone else's point of view? 

Keep going!


End Message

Thank you so much for this interesting discussion. I hope you had a chance to "walk a mile in someone else's shoes" and that you learned and changed from it. We will continue this discussion in class. 


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