Martha Brooks 'Plastic Bag'

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Young naive love is pure. The vulnerability that comes with it is an awakening when it finally ends. “Paradise Cafe” written by Martha Brooks, is a coming of age short story about Lulie, a fifteen year old girl who deals with the challenges of first love. While “Plastic Bag”, a short film by American director Ramin Bahran, follows the life of a plastic bag and what happens after his “maker” deems him useless. Both stories question the problems and feelings we have growing up, using the perspective of two young and naive teenagers and presenting with it the struggles that come with first love. Naivety is a gift most children possess. However, it is only through being sheltered, that it can last. Lulie from Paradise Cafe is a perfect example

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