Machuca: Plot Segmentation by Renee Williams

1. English School for Boys (St. Patrick's)
a. Visual of different classes (uniforms/ tattered street cloths)
b. Father McEnroe- *immediately enforces equality between social classes in class
c. Gonzalo and Pedro meet for the first time

2. Friendship begins by the hatred and bullying of another boy of the upper social class.
a. Ride home with a friend -Willie
b. Sell flags at both Marches
*A. SOCIALIST: Jump if your not a commie
*B. COMMUNIST: Jump if your not a mummy (rich and spoiled)

3. Gonzalo goes with mom to her boyfriends place (Roberto)

4. Gonzalo helps Pedro with his test

5. The fun begins~Gonzalo is now a kid~no bearers, no restrictions

6. The social class revealed
a. when test is returned Pedro received 4 points and Gonzalo received 7 points. Gonzalo admits he intentionally did worse on Pedro's test "they would have known" if you got 7 points

7. Trying to break the bariers
a. Silvana shares the condensed milk with the boys with kisses.

8. The fire of jealousy and comunisim start
a. Silvana and Gonzalo watching movie together, Pedro sits next to them alone
b. Church pigs set on fire due to being sick/dead~~~~*End of Socialism

9. The ugly truth is said aloud
a. Pedro's father confronts Pedro with Gonzalo's social class and fortune of moving up in the world, while Pedro will always be "cleaning toilets"

10. Church Meeting
a. When will things change, not this time

11. The March
a. Gonzalo witnesses Silvana and his mother fighting~watching the classes fight

12. Fight at the home front
a. Silvana and Pedro gang up on Gonzalo by taking off with his bike
b. Gonzalo retaliates with racial/social class slur at them

13. Gonzalo's father leaves
a. for buisness trip or forever?

14. News of a new era
a. Salvador Allende overthrown and killed by Dictator/military General Augusto Pinochet
b. School taken over by military, Father McEnroe removed from his position of princapal

15. Gonzalo returns home~empty
a. ALONE

16. Evil change at its worst
a. Gonzalo goes to santy town to visit with Pedro
b. Military clearing out people, burning shacks and belongings
c. "Uncle" Willie beaten for selling flags for both parties
d. Silvana shot and killed for trying to save Willie

17. Social class to the rescue
a. Soldier was going to load Gonzalo in the truck with the shanty town residents, Gonzalo scared and pulling away..lpleads with soldier to "take a look at me!" he was let go

18. A long ride to a new home
a. Gonzalo arrives at his new home, Roberto's

19. Classroom of dismay
a. Gonzalo leaves with test sheet blank

20. Alone and forever changed
a. Gonzalo rides his bike to shanty town, no a soul to be seen