![]() Hardly blind to the more immediate means of electronic communication, “Moxie” does find comfort in a more physical means of communication. And in both versions of the story, Vivian - fed up with sexism and gendered favoritism in her school - finds herself at U Copy It to print an old-school zine airing out her frustrations and demanding action and change. In both the book and the film, high school student Vivian steers the shopping cart through the grocery store because her mother navigates the aisle with an old-school grocery list inked on paper. Paper plays both subtle and sizable roles in “Moxie,” Mathieu’s 2017 novel that this week finds its way to Netflix in the form of a feature film directed by Amy Poehler. ![]() I’m not a Luddite or anything, but there’s something about holding and writing on the paper.” ![]() But, she says, “I miss writing on the papers. ![]() Not the process: The English teacher at Bellaire High School still gets to review the work submitted by her students. ![]() Jennifer Mathieu misses grading her students’ papers. Lauren Tsai as Claudia, Hadley Robinson as Vivian in 'Moxie.' Photo: Colleen Hayes/Netflix / Colleen Hayes/NETFLIX © 2020 ![]()
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