Choose a quote from the readings and share your critical thinking in response.
"Jerry holds all his goods and regrets ever saying that we weren't good enough to have the kind of love that he wrote about in last Sunday's Bullettin. That's what got me crying. We weren't good enough for the kind of love that Shirley had every Sunday, the kind of love that makes the bottom lip quiver and mothers rush through crowds to hug you at the end of the movie."(26)
To be honest, I have never once seen a Shirley Temple episode in order to really understand what the characters in this story had experienced. However, I have seen several shows if not movies that can relate to the kind of stories that Jerry and Lois-Ann wrote during Sunday school. Everyone wants a happy ending for every moment of their life. Unfortunately, most of the time the complete opposite seems to occur in which most people live with devastation of some kind.
In this quote, they talk about not being good enough to have a happy ending as good as to the one they had written. That they were good enough to have the same kind of love that Shirley experiences in every episode. I don't see how anyone can ever think that way. What can possibly be going on in your life that could cause for you to think that you are not worth to receive the same kind of love that someone may get on a television show? Could their lives possibly be in that bad of a situation that makes them feel hopeless? I strongly feel that everyone should experience a happy ending at least once in their lifetime. Hopefully more than once.
Come to think about it, I can't remember that last time I cried because I was happy. In my opinion, that kind of cry is the best kind that you can ever have. The worst that you can ever experience is for the loss of a loved one, or getting bad news of some kind. No news is good news to me. I feel though that everyone should have some kind of hope or desire for something that will truly make them happy. Either thinking about it or writing it down just as the author did with Jerry every Sunday, gives them a sense of hope that something great will be coming their way.
Hi Jaime,
ReplyDeleteI agree the best kind of cry is a happy one. The last time I cried happy tears, I don't remember either but I'm sure it has not been that long. As a girl, I cry a lot. Movies alway make me cry, and somehow my husband knows at which point in the movie to look at me because there will be tears in my eyes. Your right everyone should have some desire for something that will make them truly happy. Without that there will be no motivation or strive to have a happy ending.
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you also that the best cry is a happy one! I think your right we all should get happy endings at least once in our lives. I can tell that some people only see others happy endings and they don't see that there were times in their lives that were happy. Thinking and desiring something happy helps most people become happy.
Xochilt =)
Jaime,
ReplyDeleteTelevision shows and movies exaggerate everything. It's not often that you find a movie that's realistic. Perhaps Lovey would watch Shirley Temple and came to the conclusion that life always turns out great. That's not the case at all. There's a lot of ups and downs.
I'm not saying that life can't be fulfilling. That's not the case at all! If we start comparing our life to some movie, it's only to be expected that we'll end up being disappointed. We have to be realistic and remain hopeful at the same time. Good things come along, but bad things come along as well. It's all about having a balanced view on life.