In the comedy-drama movie, About a boy by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz, many things happened in Marcus’s life. His parents were divorced and the only person he had in his life was his mother, but she was not the best person to be around because she suffered from a deep depression. Marcus’s mother was so deep in depression that she attempted to commit suicide by overdosing on cough syrup medicine. Marcus witnessed his mother cry many times; he couldn’t focus in school because he was afraid that his mother was going to try to commit suicide while he away and couldn’t be able to save her. Fiona’s deep depression was the main cause of why she ignored everything that happened around her, including the fact that her son, Marcus, was bullied in school. …show more content…
Marcus’s thought that it was the perfect opportunity to perform his mother’s favorite song, “Killing me softly.” Once again, Marcus didn’t care that he could possibly get humiliated, as he had previously for singing that same song. This time he knew that it wasn’t going to be in front of some students in his class, but in front of everyone who attended his elementary school. When the time came to perform, Will went backstage and tried to convince Marcus not to perform because as he said it was “social suicide.” Will even suggested to perform something that kids their age would perform, sing or dance, he refused and proceeded with his performance. At first the kids yelled at him and called him names, but Marcus didn’t care, he wanted his mother to feel proud of him so he sang their song. It was at that time when Fiona realized the wonderful son that she had and how much she’s been wrong all the time she ignored Marcus. Surprisingly to Fiona and Will, Marcus ended the show with a great applause from the crowd. After everything that Marcus went through in his life, he knew every little thing he did for his mother paid off when he saw that she was going to fight to get over her depression.
I can relate to the frustration that Marcus felt for not being able to do to anything to help his mother with her problems. When I was his age my parents were also going through divorce. Although my mother didn’t try to commit suicide, I know that she was depressed, who wouldn’t be? I did notice how much my mother changed, physically and emotionally. She tried harder in being a better mother; she smiled often, hugged us frequently, and tried to keep a good social relationship with us. My mother handled
She needs to be strong for the whole family while dealing with this tough situation, and most importantly, she has to be encouraging for her daughter. Jessica’s mom murmurs to her, “Things will get better. I promise you, they will” (Van Draanen 58). Her mom knows that her life is grim and it feels like the end of the world to her daughter. She can only make her feel better by continuing to encourage her and give her love and support. Jessica thinks to herself, “She waves back, but even from the curb I can feel her worry, and I suddenly realize that it has nothing to do with the wheelchair or with me falling. The last time Fiona drove me away in her Subaru, it took me more than a week to come home” (Van Draanen 77). Her mom has to decide whether she is going to live in fear of her daughter getting hurt every time she leaves home. This accident was a trying time for everybody in their family and it affected all of
As we already know that Archie just want to get revenge of his father’s death. Which is divergent. He should think about his mom too if he wants to get revenge. As I mentioned in previous paragraph that he was drinking, very destructive and didn’t attend school. His mom is not raising him right because of her own problems which is depression. She is dependent on pills to control her health because she can’t get over her husband 's death. One of my researched article stated, “Research on the effects of an infant 's/child 's death on parents ' mental health and personal growth has found symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety; lower quality of life; and minimal involvement in social activities up to 6 years after the loss” (Hawthorne, et al.). In other words, It is very difficult for parents to handle their health when they lost their child. Which could lead to many health related problems. Such as PTSD, depression and anxiety. I also believe it is hard to manage if you lost your close relatives or friends. It does not matter if you lost your child or husband but the symptoms will be the same. Archie’s mother needs more time and need more care than Archie needs but Archie is not that old who can understand what his mom is going through and what he needs to do to make things better. For example, Archie said, “A number of times she’s called me, trying to get me to come home, even though she herself is the one
Lois Lowry, the author of the book The Giver, often portrays her young protagonists from her experience as a child. Lowry was born on March 20, 1937 (Dellinger). During her early life, she was very interested in reading and was very solitary (Dellinger). This is where she got her idea to become an author. Lowry went on to pursue her dream of writing at Brown University (Dellinger). After graduating, she went back to college at the University of Southern Maine to further study writing (Dellinger). Lowry married a Naval officer and together they had four children (Dellinger). Lowry often used her children's escapades as inspiration for her books (Dellinger). Continuing on, The Giver is a story about a young boy named Jonas who lives in a dystopian society (Hanson). Jonas is different, though, because unlike the others in the community, he has the ability to see color and retain memories such as war, snow, and even a sunburn (Hanson). To sum up, Lois Lowry uses foreshadowing, setting, and symbolism in The Giver to portray the theme man vs. society.
The book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne is about a young boy, Bruno, whose father is a soldier in the German army during WWII. Bruno lives with his parents and his older sister, Gretel. They live in a five story house in Berlin. He goes to school and has three best friends that he goes on adventures with. One day he comes home to find their maid packing his things. They move to a three story house in Germany because his dad was promoted and needs to be closer to his work.
The book “This Boy’s Life” by Tobias Wolff is a memoir written about the author’s childhood memories and experiences. The author shows many different characters within the book. Many of them are just minor character that does not affect the author much in his life choices and thoughts throughout his growth. But there are some that acts as the protagonist and some the antagonist. One of them is Dwight, the protagonist’s or Jack’s stepfather. This character seems to be one of the characters that inhibit Jack’s choices and decisions. This character plays a huge role in Jack’s life as it leaves a huge scar in his memory. The author here spends the majority of time in this character in the memoir to show the readers the relationship between Jack and Dwight.
Abraham Maslow is known as the father of the humanistic psychology; an approach that look at people from a more optimistic perspective than the behavioral and psychoanalytical approach do. For instance, Maslow held that neurotics and person with abnormal behaviors are not the best representation of the humanity; by the contrary, are those who live a normal life and become self-actualize. Abraham Maslow’s theory states that every single human being have the innate potential to become an achiever driven by inborn needs. His researches were not made on animals, or mental illness people’s case studies, because his ideology; if not, in successful human being such as Franklin D. Roosevelt to found what make does people been high achievers. By successful human being Maslow means rich, full and satisfied human being. The film The Pursuit of Happyness is a case study about Christ Gardner a man whose life may be used as a perfect portray of the Maslow’s Theory.
The Sudanese Civil war in 1987 broke out in southern Sudan and forced over twenty thousand young boys to flee from their families and villages. The young boys, most only six or seven years old, fled to Ethiopia to escape death or induction. They travelled thousands of miles before reaching the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. The survivors of this tragic migration became known as the Lost Boys of Sudan. Without the aid of the refugee camps and the support of America, the Lost Boys would not be educated, as successful as they are today or even alive.
Lost boy is a follow up to Dave Pelzer’s book A Child Called It. This Novel Is a Auto-biography by Dave Pelzer. It follows his experiences in the foster care system. After being taken from his mother Dave goes from one foster home to another and he describes his life there.
Josie's father has had very little immediate impact on her life thus far. When her father did arrive in back in Sydney Josie is naturally angry at him. This is a totally acceptable form of behaviour considering the circumstance, but her anger not only stems from her own personal experience. Josie had to grow up knowing that her father had abandoed her and her mother, pushing her Christina into being a single parent bringing up her child alone.
The 1991 movie My Girl tells the story of 11-year-old Vada Sultenfuss who, having lost her mother at birth , lives with her dementia-ridden grandmother and her job-oriented father in the funeral parlour that he owns and operates. The story follows Vada, an extreme hypochondriac who has many strange misconceptions about death, through a variety of life-changing experiences, including the engagement of her father and the devastating loss of her best friend, Thomas Jay. Through these experiences, the audience witnesses Vada’s social, emotional, and intellectual growth, as well as her changing views of death.
This film depicts a happily married couple with two teenage children whose lives seem idyllic. They are educated, financially successful individuals who possess a genuine love of both their children and their chosen professions. Tragically, the children are killed in an auto accident at the beginning of the film; leaving both the mother and father (Chris and Annie) to cope with the loss of their children. Annie blames herself for their deaths because she allowed her focus on work to impede upon her time with the children. Four years later, just as Annie is beginning to reclaim her life with the help of her loving husband, Chris is killed in yet another auto accident which is also related to Annie’s job. This unbearable loss creates tremendous inner turmoil which drives Annie to suicide, and thus, to her own hell. The majority of the film is set in Heaven, where the children are blissfully happy, though concerned over their mother’s state. Chris, however, is not sated to just be concerned for her. He is determined to overcome what i...
The fictional life and death of a twelve year old little boy named Robert is vividly articulated in this moving tale by Thomas Wolfe. The reader learns of the boy’s life through four well developed points of view. The reader’s first glimpse into Robert’s character is expressed through a third person narrative. This section takes place on a particularly important afternoon in the boy’s life. The second and third views are memories of the child, through the eyes of his mother and sister. His mother paints the picture of an extraordinary child whom she loved dearly and his sister illustrates the love that the boy had for others. Finally, an account from the narrator is given in the ending. It is in the last section of this work that the narrator attempts to regain his own memories of his lost brother.
About a boy is a novel which follows the lives of two people: Marcus and Will. Marcus is a strange kid who struggles with growing up, he is in need for acceptance outside of his own family, he is searching for his own identity, he is a victim of constant bullying and is suffering with his lack of parental care. Will is the complete opposite to Marcus. He is a 36 year old who is in his own extended childhood, he is searching for his identity not wanting to lose his youth, he ‘prides himself on his cool’ and simply can’t find a way to grow up. It is when these two opposing characters meet that they soon act as catalysts for each other. From their dependence on others they find independence for themselves within one another.
The movie Inside Out (USA): Pixar Studios is a beautiful movie for all ages that is worth watching because it has valuable lessons on the struggles of growing up and dealing with different rapidly changing emotions. The movie starts with the main character named Riley being born with her first emotion: Joy, then later Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness show up. All five, work together in what is called, “Headquarters”, the control center inside Riley’s mind. Pixar and Disney did a wonderful job, they made our emotions into a person that drive us, like in our own self. This is an extraordinary movie for various reasons.
..., Ellie was famous. She was scary to the other kids at school, because she stood up for her own rights by being a rebel, for instance by refusing to take of the Kurt Cobain t-shirt, which she wasn't allowed to wear. Ellie was cool, and the meeting between Ellie and Marcus is the second, but biggest turning point of Marcus' miserable life. As mentioned, Nirvana is a band that Will also listened to. It makes a hidden connection between him and Ellie, which both are described as cool characters.