Everyone around these kids completely ignores things such as "history" and "science" and they look more closely at things such as family and religion. It's not that they totally disregard them, but they don't want to teach them to the children, which is one of the premises for this musical. Like how they tell them that the stork brings babies, and they don't talk about the true science of reproduction. Almost like George Orwell's "1984".
What Melchior is saying is that he know things that other kids don't, and if he talks about these things they get mad at him. As an example if he where to say "The stork isn't real"--then he would be yelled at and get in trouble.
The best lines are "Trust in what is written", which is basically the teachers making excuses for things that don't fit in with the bible and such.
Many of the students learn through the bible, which is how the teachers teach.
Melchior can feel that there is more to their mundane lies, and he wants to explore the truths of life.
Everyone around these kids completely ignores things such as "history" and "science" and they look more closely at things such as family and religion. It's not that they totally disregard them, but they don't want to teach them to the children, which is one of the premises for this musical. Like how they tell them that the stork brings babies, and they don't talk about the true science of reproduction. Almost like George Orwell's "1984".
What Melchior is saying is that he know things that other kids don't, and if he talks about these things they get mad at him. As an example if he where to say "The stork isn't real"--then he would be yelled at and get in trouble.
The best lines are "Trust in what is written", which is basically the teachers making excuses for things that don't fit in with the bible and such.
Many of the students learn through the bible, which is how the teachers teach.
Melchior can feel that there is more to their mundane lies, and he wants to explore the truths of life.