Strickly ballroom - Scott is portrayed as a weak and selfish character. To what extent do you agree?

... Scott is not portrayed as a weak and selfish character consistently throughout the film. At the beginning, these qualities are certainly evident, but Strictly Ballroom is a personal growth film, in which the audience witnesses the development of Scott from a stubborn and naïve character to an accepting, cultured one. Weakness can be defined as many things, including selfishness, naivety and intolerance. Scott shows moments of naivety through his lack of knowledge of the outside world; intolerance particularly for Fran, the beginner dancer, and moments of selfishness where he thinks only for himself. However, this is not to say that these characteristics are all we see of him. By the end of the film, the audience has witnessed his "rough around the edges" qualities to be "sanded down". There are even moments of bravery in Scott's portrayal. It is this bravery that makes Scott a square peg in his world,

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