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: Tori struggles to find a creative way to decorate her locker, a Hollywood Arts tradition. She eventually settles on the "Make It Shine" design, inspired by the song she sang in the pilot episode.
Although Tori performs the scene well multiple times, her teacher, Erwin Sikowitz, repeatedly tells her she failed.
: Tori fails her first two attempts because she asks Sikowitz for feedback (e.g., "Was that good?"). By seeking validation, she demonstrates a lack of confidence in her artistic choices. [S1E2] The Bird Scene
The "Bird Scene" refers to a specific dramatic monologue all new students must perform and pass before they are allowed to audition for any school plays. The text of the monologue is as follows:
: She finally passes when, after her third attempt, she is told she failed again and reacts by aggressively defending her performance, stating she is proud of it regardless of what anyone thinks. Episode Subplots : Tori struggles to find a creative way
: The true purpose of the test is to teach performers to believe in their own choices regardless of outside approval.
"It was 1934 when my husband left me alone. Living on the prairie was a dreary existence. No telephone, no radio. Only a large, majestic bird with whom I shared my feelings. One day when I was feeling low, I said to him, 'Oh Bird, you can fly. You can soar miles from this lonely place yet you stay. Why?' And apparently my question rang true, for that afternoon the bird left. And so went my spirit." : Tori fails her first two attempts because
is the second episode of the first season of the Nickelodeon series Victorious , which originally aired on April 11, 2010. It centers on Tori Vega's struggle to pass a mysterious acting ritual at her new school, Hollywood Arts. The Monologue