Raising A Child In The Film Life Is Beautiful

“This is a simple story but not an easy one to tell. This is my story. This is the sacrifice my father made. This was his gift to me.” – Giosué Orefice. Raising a child is already an extremely draining and difficult job, and the fact that Guido Orefice repeatedly made sacrifices for his son just shows how caring he is. In the movie Life is Beautiful, I believe that Guido made the right decision telling Giosué that the horrific things they experienced during their time in the concentration camp was a game. I know this because by doing so, Guido kept Giosué’s innocence and he gave his son another reason to see the brighter side of every situation and to work to survive the camp. While there are many reasons as to why Guido was right in telling Giosué that everything was a game, a main reason was because it preserved Giosue’s innocence. Throughout the movie, every bad person who was mean or rude to either Guido or Giosué brought down Giosué’s mood and charisma. As a young boy, Giosué hadn’t experienced much anger or sadness. He had two parents who were very

Being in a concentration camp is both emotionally and physically draining. Because he thought everything was a game, Giosué never stopped and thought that he couldn’t go on. It was a fun way to celebrate his birthday in the beginning, and after, they just kept having “fun”. Guido was unwavering in his constant enthusiasm and charisma, so he didn’t have any reason to believe that what was happening to him was scary or hard. The level of dedication and the love Guido must feel for Giosué is only supported time and time again by how hard Guido works to make his son comfortable. I believe his parenting style is exemplary and can be described as putting your children above yourself, which is what a good parent