Life is a gift, but sometimes, people don’t see it as that. Sometimes it takes a little shove for people to open their eyes and see the truth. “The Greatest Gift” and It’s a Wonderful Life are about a man named George, the protagonist, who wishes he’d never been born. He sees the world as it would be without him and he realizes his life was a great gift. “The Greatest Gift” was written by Philip Van Doren Stern. He was unable to find a publisher for his story so he used it for his Christmas cards in 1943. Stern’s friend loved the story so much, he put it in the local newspaper. The story then captured the attention of Frank Capra. Capra then adapted the story into the film It’s a Wonderful Life, in 1946. The film has become an American Holiday …show more content…
Both “The Greatest Gift” and It’s a Wonderful Life have many common implied themes. Some include be careful for what you wish for, you don’t realize what you have till it's gone, life is a gift, and that one person can make a difference. While the implied themes are similar, the differences lie in the stated themes. In the story, the stated theme is “ ‘You had the greatest gift of all… the gift of life.’ ” While in the movie, the stated theme is “No man is a failure who has friends.” Even though George’s bank was failing because of the lost money, he had his friends to help bring him back up from the bottom. Sometimes, the richest people aren’t the ones with the most money; they’re the ones with great friends and a great family. As you can see, “The Greatest Gift” and It’s a Wonderful Life share many similarities and differences in plot and theme. They both focus on the idea that life is great and that you should embrace the one you have because it’s the only one you’ll ever get. They also focus on the idea that one person can make a difference to many peoples’ lives even if they don’t realize it. Life may throw many challenges in your path, but as long as you have friends to help guide you along the way, you will make it through. You only live once. Make it
Have you ever wondered about a “perfect” world? What if the world wasn’t so “perfect” after all? Jonas lives in a “perfect” world but wants to get out. Truman lives in a “perfect” worls also, and wants to escape too. Both doesn’t understand what is going on because there worlds control everything, but then the crushing truth comes out. You’ll now find out the simularites of the giver and the truman show.
Compare/Contrast Essay “Come on, is that the best you can do? You’re gonna have to kill me!” Truman shouted as huge waves fall on top of his boat. In the book The Giver and the movie “The Truman Show” both had a terrible ending. Both communities were climate controlled with new and different technology.
... front of me since the road to success is far away. Facing unknown obstacles is like drowning in water because obstacles are weighted heavily and sometimes I can't lift it. I just have to use my strength and hopefully, I can raise it off me. I learned that sometimes it is better to have a little false hope than to have none. Perseverance doesn’t not come naturally to all people but eventually it will come because they will find it. It helps them find their inner self by going through obstacles so that they can be more of a life challenge. I believe that this can change a person who they are because it is something everyone needs to go through life.
Grapes of Wrath and It's a Wonderful Life Following the relatively prosperous era nicknamed the "Roaring Twenties" came the Great Depression. Unemployment skyrocketed and good times were hard to find. In the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" we see the transformation from stability to utter chaos. With World War I freshly over, there was joy and celebration to welcome American 'boys' back home.
The Greatest Gift of a Wonderful Life Have you ever gotten something really amazing for your birthday? Like that one toy that everyone else had on the playground that you wanted so badly? Or that clothing item or accessory you saw in your favorite magazine? Whatever it was, it probably wasn’t as great as the gift you got on your first birthday: the gift of your life. Written in 1943, Philip Van Doren Stern wrote the short story “The Greatest Gift” to send to his friends and family instead of Christmas cards.
The drama of A Christmas Carol is a very popular selection as it brings out the Christmas spirit of even the stone-hearted. It starts with a grumpy old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. He dislikes Christmas and wants nothing to do with it. In order for him to gain his Christmas spirit back he is taken to his past, present, and future by three different ghosts. Doing this helps him to realize what Christmas is about. The turning point of the play is when Scrooge sees his own grave. This made him fully understand what he has done and what needs to be fixed. Ebenezer makes many
A Christmas Carol and It’s A Wonderful Life are classic works of art that have aged well over time and are some of the most popular stories during Christmas. Both stories remain very popular to this day because of the themes being relatable to almost everyone making it relevant. Though, these stories, if taken into context, are quite serious compared to other less thought provoking tales. The main character of It’s A Wonderful Life is George Bailey a generous man that helps people with their problems and finances. The main character of A Christmas Carol is Ebenezer Scrooge a grouchy old man that is wealthy but doesn’t care about anyone but himself. George and Scrooge are two very different characters, but go through similar life processes that change them for better..
¨Grease is the word¨, and ¨what team? Wildcats¨ are well known phrases that emerged decades apart, yet come from almost the same movie. With a twenty eight year age gap between the movies Grease and High School Musical, there was bound to be some differences in the way the characters handled their problems. The leading characters being protagonists, Sandra Dee with Danny Zouko and Gabriella Montez with Troy Bolton all being influenced by how their time period saw women. Grease takes place in the 1950’s; a period often viewed as one of conformity. Sandra and Danny portrait traditional gender roles; she desperately craved his approval (evidence). Gabriella, on the other hand, being brought up in the early 2000’s was independent and did not seek
Halloween is the time of the year when people dress up and have fun scaring people. Christmas is the time of the year full of joy and happiness. All though these two holidays are quite the opposite, some people find it hard to determine what type of movie The Nightmare Before Christmas is. There are two different sides, the people who think it’s a Halloween movie and the people who think it's a Christmas movie. I personally feel and believe that The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Christmas movie. I feel this way because after watching the movie multiple times, I’ve come up with many valid reasons that can make your mind change to stand with me on the side of people who also believe it’s a Christmas movie.Those reasons include the movie’s
The American dream. Everyone has different opinions on what the American dream is. Their ultimate goal in life. The people in The Great Gatsby think they are living that dream, but I beg to differ. The only one who I believe is living something close to the American dream is Tom, and I will prove so.
“Follow your heart. Life is not a straight line there are lots of curves, circles, and detours. Each and every experience will give you something valuable. Keep close to those you love and who love you. Family is so important. Always do your best, be honest with yourself and others, have integrity, be dependable, like who you are, change what you don't like, keep learning, keep trying, you are better than you think.” (Rodríguez)
Life is a very valuable asset, but when lived on someone else’s terms its nothing but a compromise. The seemingly perfect image of Utopia which combines happiness and honesty with purity, very often leads in forming a dystopian environment. The shrewd discrepancy of Utopia is presented in both the novel ‘The Giver’ by Lois Lowry and the film ‘The Truman Show’ directed by Peter Weir. Both stories depict a perfect community, perfect people, perfect life, perfect world, and a perfect lie. These perfect worlds may appear to shield its inhabitants from evil and on the other hand appear to give individuals no rights of their own. By comparing and contrasting the novel ‘The Giver’ and the film ‘The Truman Show’, it can be derived that both the main characters become anti-utopian to expose the seedy underbelly of their Utopian environment which constructs a delusional image of reality, seizes the pleasures in their lives and portrays a loss of freedom.
The Sesame Street video and the Gift of the Magi have many similarities and differences. For Example they both fallow a similar plot line were two people who care about each other are excited to get each other a gift for Christmas. In The Gift of the Magi the two main characters care for each other which is the same for Bert and Ernie. Another thing that both stories have in common is that each character had to give up something that they treasured. These stories are also very different one example would be that Bert and Ernie were more reluctant to give up their gifts were as Della and Jim were very eager and quick to give away there valuables.
The comical, intriguing and riveting ‘ 10 Things I Hate About You’ directed by Gil Junger was no doubt excellently coordinated. Stephen Hunter of Washington Post assures ,“It’s a celebration of young American women, finding them…tougher…than any movie.”. This film adaptation of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ was remodeled into the modern storyline of the alluring Bianca Stratford who is forbidden to date by her overprotective father until her insurgent sister Kat does. This ensues competition between Cameron (Lucentio) the new comer and Joey Dunner the attractive model who both attempt to win Bianca. Cameron pursues Bianca under pretenses by becoming her French tutor whereas Joey pays Patrick (Petruchio) to undergo the burdensome task of winning Kat's heart.
In life we all face obstacles. The troubles that we face don’t define us, how we overcome the situation is what makes us the people we are today. Throughout my life I have faced many trials and tribulations that I had to overcome with the help of my mother, ofcourse. I was smooth sailing in life until I started high school.