Be More Fill Analysis

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“If a man would have popularity, he must pay for it - sometimes a fearful price” - H.M. Gallaher. Such is an ideology adopted by the novel and musical adaptation of Be More Chill, a novel originally written by Ned Vizzini and adapted by playwrights Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz. In Be More Chill, you have the ability to completely flip your life upside down with the help of a small, grey, oblong pill. In both the musical and novel, dorkish wannabe Jeremy Heere is introduced to that very pill called the Squip and uses it to gain a higher social status in order to grow closer to his longtime crush, Christine Canigula. Jeremy soon discovers that all good things come at a cost after experiencing the Squips devastating side effects and must choose between …show more content…

Many of the major similarities lie in the basic plot and the storyline of the journey. The most significant similarity in the musical adaptation is the unique concept of the Squip, the computational pill that continually guides Jeremy through tough scenarios. In both medias, the Squip plays a major role in the resolution and overall plot of the journey. Though both the musical and novel versions of the Squip vary based off of personality, the overall concept of such a pill stays constant. In the novel, the Squip is described by Rich Gorganski, another high schooler at Middle Burough High School. “‘You take it, you know, ingest it, and the quantum computer, which is inside the pill, travels through your bloodstream and up into your brain and assists you’”(73). Additionally, another similarity is that in both the book and play, Jeremy falls head over heels for Christine Canigula and uses the Squip to grow closer to her. Though Christine 's personality varies noticeably between the two medias, Jeremy 's feelings towards her stay relatively constant. As seen during the musical number More Than Survive, Jeremy obviously has incredibly strong feelings towards Christine. Note, capitalization in scripts, especially from musicals, usually mean those parts are sung rather than