Grease Identity Quotes

As the title song, "Grease" (is the word) is worth listening to, and not just because it's almost as catchy as anything else the Bee Gees ever did. The lyrics, and the cartoon they're set against, are all about teenagers trying to define their identity…even if it takes twelve tubes of hair gel to do it.

Why does Jan say this? Is she popping Rizzo's bubble by telling her that as grown-up as she may want to be, she's still pretty much a kid? Or is this a meta commentary on the actors' ages, reminding viewers that even though some of the actors are approaching middle-age that we're supposed to pretend they're high-school students?

Whatever the reason, Rizzo's response tells us that she's determined to act older than her age. Key word here: act. She may seem cool, but she's just as confused and conflicted as the rest of them.

Rizzo hates that Sandy is a "goody goody" so she peer pressures her to drink and smoke. Why does Rizzo do this? Does she want to embarrass Sandy? Or change her? Or does she want other people to do what she does so she doesn't feel alone?