Connection Themes

The movie Parenthood (1989) revolves around the psychological stresses that are faced by families. From the name of the movie, the main theme is coined, involving the issues that are faced by parents while raising up their children. The movie is centered in the family of Gil and Karen, and their extended family. Set in a middle-class white society, the anxieties and pains of raising children are presented in the movie. Gil Buckman is a parent and businessman. His wife, Karen, comes out as a nearly perfect parent, and always stays at home. Gil and Karen have three children. The oldest child is Kevin, a nine-year old boy with emotional problems. The emotional problems that are experienced by Kevin form a very significant aspect of the movie,

     The first element I found that supported the theme was the script. The actors’ dialogues shaped the characters’ roles. Karl adopted a new dialect. He picked up a backwoods, disturbed, monotone, punctuated by a throaty “um-hmmm”. Karl’s dialogue showed that he spoke in a simple way. He avoided complicated, fancy language. He spoke like a child, slow and easy, while the others in the movie indicated more education through their speaking. Karl explained the way he was treated as a child, his love for Frank, and his fear of Doyle. His moments of silence revealed his reflection, his caged up behavior, and his childlike manner. Karl’s words shaped him as gentle and to the point. Karl told Frank’s mamma she’s good for Frank. He let people know their worth. At the end Karl stated, “the world was too big”. He

1. What are the main themes, politically and socially, that are portrayed in the film?

There are many themes within this play/movie. First, I noticed that love is a major theme. Roger had lost his girlfriend; April to suicide after she found out she had contracted HIV. He is trying to write one more song for her, and cannot find the right words. Another key theme for this movie was acceptance. Each of these characters accepts each other, and overall really cares about each other despite their differences. Angel who is also infected with AIDS soon found Collins, who was left in an alley after being beaten by thugs. Angel proceeded to take car of him and take him back to his place to fix him up.

In the Blackrock text written by Nick Enright in 1996, there are many themes and ideas that are developed and looked at throughout. The main themes and ideas looked at throughout the text are; mateship, peer pressure, and violence. These themes and ideas are built throughout the play and have a great impact.

theme of how the important characters as vehicles to convey the theme familial love and

To begin with, one major theme that continuously played a part throughout the entire book is desire. To many of the characters, it was the one urge that they could never overcome. One

Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful are two films both written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch. They depict themes similar to that of The Breakfast Club. Central themes such as class and popularity along with secondary themes of angst, love, self-discovery, fitting in, and the need to connect with others are prevalent throughout both of these films. Pretty in Pink is a prime example for the depiction of class and popularity. Its strong main characters, Andie and Blane, contrast in both of these categories and they develop into deeper story lines as the movie progresses. Class is a strong theme throughout the entire film and is presented in unforgettable scenes. Everyone is nervous walking into their first big high school house party, but the look on Andies face as her and Blane walk through the door is unforgettable. Clearly someone of a different social status, Andie, a true fashion icon, dresses how she desires but sticks out like a sore thumb amongst the upper-class teens. No one can forget the iconic line, “Nice pearls. This isn’t a dinner party, honey”, uttered at Andie in this scene. The clear and evident vulnerability of Andie shows just how uncomfortable she is in this setting along with the guiltiness of Blane for having brought her there. Class divides their two worlds and creates conflict throughout the film. A secondary theme that is very popular and might be controversial in the ending is love. Notable with John Hughes films are

In the novel, Red, written by Libby Gleeson the kindness of strangers is associated to be a major theme throughout the novel. From the beginning, Peri has been a key figure, a supportive and caring character who lends a hand to Red also known as Rhiannon Chalmers. Further along Red’s journey she reunites with her past primary school friend, who plays a significant role of; finding out what is on Red’s USB and giving her basic humans needs for example; food, a shelter. Other individuals that cross Red’s path has also contributed to the important role of compassion.

In the Hal Ashby film, Harold and Maude, Ashby uses the conventions of the romantic comedy to bring Harold and Maude together in order to show the audience that life should be lived while being the truest person they can be. This film uses the conventions of romantic comedy to make a film that celebrates nonconformity and choosing ones own path in life rather than one that is predetermined by others. Ashby uses several conventions in order to show the importance of nonconformity and choosing your own path in life; it uses the conventions of meeting, separating, and uniting, spontaneously bursting into song, the idea of the unruly woman, the characterizing Harold and Maude as foils of each other to show this theme.

The movie’s main theme tends to contrast two groups of people in the society. One group consists of people who come from the rural areas while the other group is that of people from the urban setting. The social norm of the people in the rural areas is based on simplicity and illiteracy. The story revolves around the murder of one of The Ward Brothers. The death of William occurs and his brother Delbert is accused of killing him. Delbert denies the allegations but before he is set free he is taken into custody and made to sign some forms.

The researcher's results included four themes that influenced the experience of being both PSDP and FTSC the most. These themes are lifestyle changes. navigating department culture, support and mentoring, and confidence. Each theme included subthemes that further investigated the individual issues of the main theme. For an example the sub them for lifestyle changes are financial, family and social, together these subthemes are consistent matters that are associated with lifestyle changes that resulted from transitioning from school counseling into academia. Other subfields include teaching, service, and research which are all assigned as subfields of confidence.

Whether it be due the malleable minds of children, or the turbulent world around them, dramatic changes in life are an absolute certainty. Young, naïve children are highly impressionable. Their parents teach them one thing, their friends another, and society, yet something else. Fickle, they morph in and out of the plethora of ideologies and mindsets laid out in front of them. This leads to a disorienting and rather confusing child-to-young-adult life, one without a clear sense of morality. The lack of focus upon what is right and wrong, inherently subjective terms, continues into our early adult hood and, for better or worse, seemingly defines the child for the rest of his or her life. This universal theme has been explored for many years through films aptly called “coming-of-age” stories, recently, and perhaps most effectively in Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom (2012). This film revolves around Sam and Suzy, two recently pubescent kids, their romantic affair, and their effects on the world around them. The film not only captures the youthful dynamic between the two protagonists, but explores the “coming-of-age” theme through Anderson’s signature flat perspective and through the actors’ portrayals of these characters.

The theme that took me away from this film was love. Love is something that is taken into consideration towards myself and other people. I feel that watching this movie has taught me about love by its definition. It’s because love has taught others to grow and develop themselves throughout the course of their time. In the film, Samantha develops a relationship with Theodore throughout their conversations.

Though there are several themes in this novel, the central theme that connects them all is identity and finding who you are and where you belong in life and society. At the beginning of the novel, we see Edna is portrayed as typical mother and wife; "Looking at them reminded her of her rings, which she had given to her husband before leaving for the beach. She silently reached out to him, and he, understanding, took the rings from his vest pocket and dropped them into her open palm. She slipped them upon her fingers" (1). Once Edna decides to live life the way she wants that is thrown out the window. The reason for this is due to Edna’s second side. She is said to have two sides "Even as a child, she had lived her own small life all within herself. At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual life—that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions" (7). The "sides" refer to as her inner and outer self. Edna’s outer self is the person who everyone around tells/wants her to be; Her inner self is the Edna that longs to be free, she wants to do what she feels like without people judging her. This is why the theme is identity from start to finish Edna is struggling between who others want her to be vs. what she wants to be.