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Najma Kassim
CWV 101
April 4th, 2014
Joe Stanley
Horton Hears a Who
For this assignment I chose “Horton Hears a Who” which was based on one Dr. Seuss’s literary works. The movie is an animated movie for children, but contains elements of Christian Worldviews, which are evident as the main characters develop through out the movie. The two main Characters that stay true to their Christian Worldview are Horton the lovable elephant and the Mayor of Who-Ville. Both Horton and the Mayor of Who-Ville face obstacles and they fight to save Who-Ville from their perspective societies. As I watched this movie, I was seeing themes of faith and determination, which both Horton and the Mayor of Who-Ville consistently displayed throughout the movie. Horton is trying to convince the other animals in the jungle with him that in a tiny spec an entire world of living creatures exist, while the Mayor of Who-Ville is facing no one believing about his friend from another world and the happenings he has been experiencing.
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