Albert Lamorisse, director of the movie, The Red Balloon, wants to highlight the sense of innocence that we have as kids. The film takes place in Paris during a gloomy, rainy season, which emphasizes the hardships of growing up. When the young boy befriends this balloon, we see that this symbolizes his innocence. Innocence is represented as a balloon because as children, we love balloon, and because balloons are delicate things, much like our innocence. The relationship between the boy and his balloon is shown through multiple instances, but one in particular helps us understand their relationship the most.
But for boys they have commercials of hot rods on a track which crash, or bad guys being tossed into a Lego prison. Though each of these show boys having fun they could also be too aggressive for a childs development. However, this goes back to the parents who will choose what their child plays with. Some parents don’t mind the more aggressive toys where as another parent will mind. Commercials are about promoting and selling to one kind of audience, children.
The creators of cartoons try to tie in real life situations into the show or comic books. When children are in a situation they can think back at how Batman or Spiderman have so much courage even though they don’t have parents. Jones used the book “Tarzan” to help his son conquer his fears of climbing trees. He believes children can relate to a certain super hero in every time of need to help themselves. (197, par.11) Now when Jones says, "Pretending to have superhuman powers helps children conquer the feelings of powerlessness that inevitably come with being so young and small" He is basically generalizing children’s feelings as a whole.
Then he thought of it, Mickey Mouse! Mickey Mouse was created to bring joy to people in the midst of the Great Depression. Mickey’s happy spirit is what made him popular. That, and the advanced technology Disney would use in these cartoons. People loved the idea of Mickey, and not only rooted for his success, but the success for themselves.
The Red Pony, by Steinbeck is a story based in Salinas, California where Steinbeck was born and raised. Living during the era of the Dust Bowl, Steinbeck was able to show direct connections with the time period in the book and real life. The book is about a boy named Jody who is of the age where proving his maturity and responsibility to himself and his father is very important. Jody receives a pet pony from his father and takes it upon himself to care for it and raise it. However Jody is faced with many challenges and he has to learn to overcome them on his own.
A carousal perhaps, bright lights, clowns, and other fun things that families generally fill their summer months with. Children love carnivals, therefore they can generally be associated with youth, Youth rather, can be associated with innocence. This is said because normally a child doesn't understand right from wrong until he gains the knowledge to understand, therefore normally it is said that children are looked at as innocent. What's interesting with "Something Wicked This Way Comes", is that the carnival represents the opposite. The carnival is in fact what threatens to take away the innocence of the two boys, instead of thriving
He is determined to change this, but things turn out to be more complicated then he originally thought. Charlie learns more about people because of his outstanding traits, such as being observant, caring, and empathetic. Charlie is a very observant young boy. When he goes to his friend’s (Sam and Patrick) house for the final Secret Santa swap, he gives everyone a gift. “And then it came to my turn.
I don’t mean like their religious faith, although that may have had plenty to do with it as well. What I mean is the blind faith that allowed for these children to actually believe that what they were doing was going to create a long and lasting change to the world around them. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of something like that? It is stated in the text that “the rumor of such a marvelous deed resounded through the cities and towns,” which implies to me that the children were more fascinated with the claims that this boy had made, rather than if the claims were true. We are even told that the counsel the boy came through was unknown, however, the children still chose to follow and believe him, even against what would be their better judgment.
Elvis made people believe that they too, could accomplish something extraordinary, even if they were an average citizen. As Bruce Springsteen so delicately puts it, “...it was like he came along and whispered some dream in everybody’s ear, and somehow we all dreamed it.” Little children love visiting Disney World because it is a place filled with dreams, magic, hope, and love, all seemingly attainable. Elvis is Disney World personified for many people, because his outlook on life was so refreshing and full of these ideals that most entertainers don’t bother to cultivate. Elvis humble beginnings helped to shape his personality and appreciate what truly matters in the world. With a strong focus early in his life on faith and spirituality, as well as family ties, Elvis was able to have a strong foundation in his youth growing up in poverty.
Although children aren’t familiar with the hero’s journey, they have seen other films that have fit this formula which makes it easier for them to follow. The filmmakers introduce a world with living toys and are able to introduce a relatively easy-to-follow societal structure. Each child has their own society of toys and the one he deems to be his favorite is the one who is in charge of them all. The only resource the toys need is the attention and love from the child. Otherwise there is a risk of being forgotten and eventually lost or given away.