There comes a time in every person’s life where they shift from childhood to adulthood. The point where they grow up and mature. This transition is often referred to as “coming of age.” It is a theme found in, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Where one fake sick day sends high school senior Ferris Bueller, his girlfriend Sloane, and his best friend Cameron on the adventure of their lives. As they ditch school and take off on a journey through Chicago that helps Cameron realize and conquer his fears. The film first introduces Cameron answering a call from Ferris. As they speak, he is seen lying on his bed surrounded by numerous medicines, he groans out the words, “I’m dying,” to further enunciate how sick he feels. But somehow, Ferris manages to …show more content…
Ferris suggests taking Cameron’s father’s Ferrari, but Cameron immediately refuses. He says that his father spent three years restoring the car, and yet doesn’t even drive it. The only thing Cameron shared that his father does do with the car, is rub it down with a diaper. In that moment, we learn that Cameron's dad uses what is undeniably one of the most symbolic objects relating to a baby, to wipe a car down. Which alludes to the fact that Cameron’s father treats and cares for this car more as his child, than Cameron. Through Cameron’s intense refusal we are able to see his blatant fear of his father. He even goes to say that his father loves the car more than life itself. To which Ferris responds to by saying, “a man with his priorities so far out of whack, doesn’t deserve such a fine automobile,” and then takes the car out. After picking up Sloane from school, the trio drops the car off in the hands of a parking attendant, much to Cameron’s disapproval, and hit the streets of Chicago. During their journey through the city, there is one great scene where the teens visit the top of the Sears Tower. Cameron tells Ferris that he still doesn’t feel very well and asks if they could leave …show more content…
Cameron admits, that while he was in his catatonic state, he had an epiphany of how ridiculous it was to wish he were dead, worry about every little thing, and to be afraid. When they see that the car’s mileage isn’t reversing, Ferris says that he has to crack open the odometer and roll the numbers back by hand. In response, Cameron says to forget it. He let’s his “old man push him around and,” he, “never says anything.” And he has now come to the understanding that he’s not going to sit by while events that affect him unfold, and determine the course of his life. Overcome, with a surge of anger that had been suppressed for so long, Cameron begins to kick and dent the car screaming the question, “who do you love?” Which was obviously directed at his father and then answering, “you love a goddamn car.” When he finally calms down he says he is, “tired of being afraid” and gently places his foot on top of the car, which is a catalyst that throws the car off its peg and causes it to drive backwards through the window. Ferris immediately offers to take the heat for crashing the car. However, Cameron truly overcomes his fear when he says, “no I’ll take
These days the money and personnel that go into creating a movie is scandalous. It is almost unbelievable that every time they don’t come out with anything less than a classic. Luckily this is true in the case of "Ferris Buller’s Day Off", which features some of the best casted actors for a long time and costs in the region of $5.8 million. Luckily, it is fantastic - and this is why.
McCandless doesn’t have the best relationship with his parents. He decides to keep things to himself and learns how to deal with situations in silence. He addresses an issue he had with his parents in a letter he wrote to his sister Carine, “I’ve told them a million times that I have the best car in the world ... a car that I will never trade in, a car that I am very strongly attached to---yet they still ignore what I say and think I’d accept a new car from them!” (21). McCandless talks about how his parents try to gift him a new car after telling them that he doesn’t want a new car. His parents tend to make decisions for him a lot and McCandless doesn’t want them to. Another major problem he has with his parents is the discovery he made about his father’s affair. This is the main reason he cut all his connections with this family. McCandless discovers that “Walt continued his relationship with Marcia in secret, dividing his time between ...
...who endures pain. His brother, Lyman, suffers from many of the same things as Henry. Lyman also experiences post-traumatic stress. Although Lyman seems to acknowledge this stress in a rather different way than Henry, it is there all the same. Just as Henry tries to give the red convertible up to his brother, Lyman does the same in the end, and pushes it right back to him. The red car represents a bond between the two brothers, and with Henry gone, Lyman can not bear to have it around anymore. Unfortunately, getting rid of the car does not take care of Lyman's pain. Even a long time after Henry's death, Lyman still experiences post-traumatic stress. Only now he has a tragedy of his own to endure.
The movie “Walkout” is about young Chicano/a activists who demand educational equality. In 1968, students living in East L.A were treated unequally. Since, most of these students were Chicanos they were given few resources. One example was presented when Paula visited the Palisades library. In East Los Angeles, bathrooms were close during lunch breaks and students were forced to janitorial labor as forms of punishment. Throughout, the movie some themes that arose were regarding identity (What is a Chicano?), walkouts as forms of protest for equality, and gender expectations. After Salvador Castro read the poem “I am Joaquin” by Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzalez, the Chicano/a activist’s had a hard time understanding who they were. Many Chicano/a’s identified
A Break of Day by Tony Palmer is a compelling written story about a young Australian man called
Although he promises to think about her “warm proposition,” the movie never again explores this possibility. Alternately, he can buy the engine, which serves both as an assertion of masculinity and—as his friend notes—as a signifier of class. While he opts to try this, the entire plan is ill-fated; the scene where he picks up the engine contains some of the most imbalanced sequences in the entire movie, and the extreme and off-putting diagonal of the street effectively communicates to the viewer that the engine will fall long before it actually occurs. His only ways out of his job slaughtering sheep are through unfaithfulness or by being an accessory to murder.
“Then, before we had thought it over at all, the car belonged to us and our pockets were empty...Some people hang on to details when they travel, but we didn't let them bother us and just lived our everyday lives here to there” (Erdrich 136). Erdrich emphasized that the convertible trips were very significant to the brothers, especially with the phrase “just lived our everyday lives here to there”. This phrase determined that the brothers enjoyed their small road trips with each other where they could just live life and be themselves. When they come back from their trip, unfortunately Stefan has to go to war. He is gone for two years, and when he returns he is different. Marty said that “he thought the old car would bring old Stephen back somehow” (Erdrich 140). So Marty damaged the vehicle in hopes to change Stephen back to the way he was before. In which Marty was successful “That car’s a classic! But you went and ran the piss right out of it” (Erdrich 140). Being away at war made Stephen forget about the vehicle that was so important to him before, but after going through his violent stage he realized that the car did mean a lot to him. His attitude changed when he realized that his brother trashed the vehicle. Erdrich expressed that violence can be changed, specifically with the phrase “but ran the piss right out of it”. Stephen was angry when his brother damaged the car, which lead him to begin caring again. When someone “runs the piss right out of something”, it means that a nice thing went downhill quickly, in which Erdrich determined that the convertible being damaged helped Stephen return back to his old self. Although his brother changed, it didn’t break their brotherly bond. The effect which is clearly displayed in the secondary theme is that a
Your age doesn't determine how or if you are coming of age, Your mindset and mentality to move forward determines that. The Novella “The Body” by Stephen King is about a group of boys who all come from abusive, dysfunctional families and this book is their journey to discover a dead body. They are young and their immaturity makes them excited to see a dead body, but along the way, they begin to realize various things and begin to grow. In this book, the four boys Gordie, Chris, Vern, and Teddy come of age. In this essay, there will be brief descriptions about three of the four of the boys from this novella. Chris came from a bad family and was thought to come out the exact same way as his family and was doubted his whole life. Teddy came from
From the lavish mansions of Hollywood stars to the cigarette smoke filled offices of broke screenwriters, the 1950 noir movie Sunset Boulevard remains a timeless classic with a stunning story of an actress gone mad, and a screenwriter just trying to squeak by. This film is the first pre-1960’s flick that has left me with a feeling of awe. The first word that comes to mind after the credits begin to roll is just“wow!”. I was struck by the intriguing plotline and brilliant execution of the story. Not only is the film a classic for its gripping story, and twisted power dynamics, it also shows amazing camera work and brilliant acting.
Coming of Age is when a character in a story goes through a life-changing event they learn a life lesson from. There are many types of books and short stories that are based on Coming of Age, "The Flowers" by Alice Walker is one of them. In the story the main character, Myop, is wandering through the woods. However, she later decides to shorten her walk, after she starts to feel uncomfortable and fearful, of her surroundings. Soon she decides later to find her way back home until she stumbles across something... a dead body. At first Myop was astonished of what she had uncovered . It was something she had never encountered before. After examining the body she began to realize that it was actually something very interesting. Seeing the lifeless
Commonly, vehicular collisions are considered a negative occurrence. Dave Eggers hints towards this mindset in his short story Accident. Plotted in the middle of an intersection in 2005, the story commences with the main character driving his automobile through the intersection and striking an older Camaro. The three teenagers in the Camaro are fine, but the main character notices all the damage he has done to their vehicle and he fears an unpleasant encounter with them. Dave Eggers uses irony throughout the situation to illustrate the main character’s relief. The characters’ involvement with the collision emphasizes Egger’s theme that no matter how unfortunate an incident, positivity can result.
Henry knows that he has to clear up his relationship with Lyman because they were always close before the war. Lyman comments “we had always been together before” during the period that Henry was working on the car (130). Henry tries to enjoy his time with Lyman since it is the last time they will ever spend together alive. He smiles in the picture and in the car “it [looks] as though he wasn’t thinking of anything in particular except the bare fields and windbreaks and houses […]” (131). At the river Lyman says “We made ourselves a fire, and we sat down and watched the current go” (131). To clear the air since about the car Henry tells Lyman “I know it. I can’t help it. It’s no use” (131). The car has always been shared between the two of them, but as Henry’s farewell he gives the car to Lyman for good. Lyman says “He said he’d just fixed it just to give it back and I should take it,” but does not want to take the car
Everyone that have ever lived to adulthood, understand that difficulty of the transition to it from childhood. As of right now, I am in the prime of the “coming of age “transition. The overwhelming pressure of our society that forces the adolescence to assimilate the social norms is felt by many. Just as in our first steps, our first words or anything that is expected in our human milestones, coming of age is one of them. It may variety from different societies, religious responsibility or modern legal convention; everyone had to reach this point eventually.
Adulthood has often been associated with independence. It serves as a turning point in life where one has to take responsibility for oneself and no longer being dependent on his or her family. Early adulthood, usually begins from late teens or early twenties and will last until the thirties (Santrock, 2013). Early adulthood revolves around changes and exploration while middle and late adulthood are more of stability. The transition from adolescence and adulthood differs among every individual. The onset of the transition is determined by many factors such as culture, family background, and the personality of the individual. Emerging adulthood (as cited in Santrock, 2014) is the term to describe the transition period from adolescence to adulthood.
Transition from childhood to adulthood is not just age related. It is a shift in the way our mind starts to process things.