Kayla Day

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Kayla Day is the socially anxious middle-school protagonist of the coming-of-age film "Eighth Grade," known for her awkward yet heartfelt attempts to navigate adolescence and identity in the age of social media.

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Kayla Day canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
age 13 ⓘ
appearsIn Eighth Grade ⓘ
centralTheme adolescence ⓘ
identity formation ⓘ
impact of social media ⓘ
social anxiety ⓘ
characterDevelopment moves from isolation toward connection ⓘ
createdBy Bo Burnham ⓘ
creates advice videos ⓘ
educationLevel eighth grade ⓘ
familyMember Mark Day ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Eighth Grade ⓘ
firstAppearance Eighth Grade (2018 film) ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreContext coming-of-age film ⓘ
hasPersonalityTrait awkward ⓘ
empathetic ⓘ
hopeful ⓘ
insecure ⓘ
introverted ⓘ
kind ⓘ
socially anxious ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith her father ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lifeStage middle school student ⓘ
Mark DayRole father ⓘ
narrativeArc gains confidence by the end of the film ⓘ
narrativeRole coming-of-age protagonist ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableScene YouTube video monologues ⓘ
high school shadow day ⓘ
pool party ⓘ
portrayedBy Elsie Fisher ⓘ
protagonistOf Eighth Grade ⓘ
setting suburban United States ⓘ
strugglesWith body image ⓘ
communicating with peers ⓘ
fitting in at school ⓘ
making friends ⓘ
self-esteem ⓘ
symbolizes Generation Z adolescence ⓘ
the pressures of online self-presentation ⓘ
targetAudienceWithinStory other teens watching her videos ⓘ
timePeriod contemporary era ⓘ
usesPlatform YouTube ⓘ
usesTechnology social media ⓘ

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Elsie Fisher → characterPortrayed → Kayla Day ⓘ
Eighth Grade → mainCharacter → Kayla Day ⓘ
Eighth Grade → protagonist → Kayla Day ⓘ