Analysis Of Simon Bich

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Simon birch is It's about a friendship between two boys, one named Joe, the other a dwarf named Simon who believes God has a reason for him being alive. The opening part reveals that two of the characters will die during the course of the movie. Joe is your average kid. Simon was born a miracle and not expected to live. Joe is simon bff and joe he's the smartest person in Sunday school and possibly in town. He is very short and very cute, and very wise about the fact of his dwarfism. The other key characters could all be presented later in the film.. They include Simon's horrible parents, who don't like him; the Rev. Russell a minister; Grandma Wenteworth, Rebecca's mother; Miss Leavey and Ben , a man Rebecca meets on the train and brings home for supper. Simon and Joe occupy a world of their own, swimming and boating and slipping invisibly around town. Simon's dwarfism doesn't prevent him from going everywhere and doing everything, and even taking his turn at bat in a Little League game; when he finally does gets a hit, there are tragic consequences. Simon uses his size as a license to say exactly what he thinks on all occasions, loudly and clearly, as when the Rev. …show more content…

Most of the movie, that happens to be in War plot,1964 , the same year Simon dies. Simon was not expected to live, you may reassured that if there he is a partly disabled dwarf. In the film, Simon Birch believes that God has a plan for his life, and that God is going to make him a hero, and clings to that belief with the unwavering faith of a child. This provides a theme of the film. Most of Simons life is built

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