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The Big Short

by Charles Randolph, Adam McKay

Mark Baum and his team interview two arrogant mortgage brokers to understand the reality of the housing market. The brokers boast about their predatory lending practices and the lack of oversight, confirming Mark's fears about a systemic financial collapse.

Noughts + Crosses

by Malorie Blackman, Levi David Addai

After years apart, Callum and Sephy unexpectedly reunite in the Hadley household, where the stark racial and class divide is immediately highlighted by a simple bandage. Their joyful reconnection is abruptly interrupted by Sephy's arrogant boyfriend, Lekan, who asserts his dominance and reminds Callum of his lower social standing.

Us

by David Nicholls

During a 1995 dinner party, a young, socially awkward scientist named Douglas tries to flirt with Connie while navigating a hostile conversation with Jake, an arrogant trapeze artist. The scene reaches a boiling point when Douglas uses a gruesome hypothetical medical scenario to defend the necessity of scientific intervention against Jake's anti-science rhetoric.