ice storm and witness
When adults look back on their lives they often remember their childhood with much nostalgia. For everyone it is a time of adventure. Everything is new and exciting and yet to be explored. Often we remember this period of our lives as the best time of our lives, a time when we were free from the responsibilities that mount, as we grow up. Indeed we view the experience of childhood with such reverie that when authors or directors attempt to recreate it in literature or movies, they may be plagued with stereotypes trying to recreate some ideal. Childhood is widely regarded as a time of innocence where no responsibility is taken for ones actions. It is also a time where the child is governed by adults and as such is subject to their restrictions. "Witness", a Peter Weir film identifies the relationship of the adventure of childhood as being subject to the restrictions of the adults who supervise them, a sort of domestic realism. Throughout the film, Samuel has various "adventures" which are governed by the different people whose jurisdiction he is under. Similarly we see the same process take place in the movie "The Ice Storm", a portrayal of two families in the 1970's. Here we see an entirely dif
They show how the adventure of childhood is constrained by the limits of adults around them and how once gone, the adventure of childhood can never be regained. They are merely acting the parts of their parents without comprehending what the real motives of their parents are. She draws Sandy into the bathroom for "I'll-show-you-mine-if-you-show-me-yours", but speaks eloquently of Nixon's lies. With different supervision however comes the scope for different adventures. Communication through physical means is the only avenue available to her. Lee demonstrates the children in this way to show the importance of the relationship between parents and children and the role they have in setting an example. Although not generally regarded as "children's literature" both these movies tell the story of children and represent an ideology of childhood. Sheltered, that is from modern western life. She is at once a little girl and jaded world observer. It is their parent's supervision or appalling lack of that is responsible for the adventures just as in "Witness" it was Rachel's supervision that protected Samuel. He finds perfection in nature, but it is this belief, which ultimately ends his life. He stares glassy-eyed round the huge terminal. Her behaviour is reflective of that of her parents, in that she longs to talk about things, but hasn't the ability to articulate her feelings, except where Nixon is concerned.
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