S17E19 · SCENE 23/23 · 20:05
Girls Just Want to Have Sums · Springfield Elementary
Debate on gender and math

Melanie argues Lisa succeeded by thinking like a boy, but Lisa disagrees.

20:05→20:22
in the episode · 0m 17s · S17E19

What happens

20:05–20:22

Melanie claims Lisa only won because she learned to think like a boy. Lisa argues she abandoned her values. She concludes she is glad to be a girl good at math.

WhereSpringfield Elementary
DriverLisa
Positionact3 · resolution
ThreadLisa's math disguise

Key lines

from this scene
20:06

what have I become?

20:11

But now I see their world is more cruel and sadistic than I ever imagined.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
confession1.0
double standard1.0
triumphant1.0
tender1.0
monologue

Beats

20:06Lisa says she abandoned beliefs

Scene in the episode

20:05–20:22
A · Lisa's math disguise
B · School gender divide

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LS
Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
NM
Nelson Muntz55 episodes · drives 40 scenes
MV
Milhouse Van Houten89 episodes · drives 47 scenes

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