A kid's Childhood shown in a film can sometimes be unrealistic. There is one film though that sticks in my mind when it comes to childhood: A Christmas Story. The main character, Ralphie, is really realistc in my opinion. The film narrates his thoughts throughout the whole movie which shows the creative imagination of a kid. His imagination can sometimes be unreal, but it works because it shows what child imagines. A funny part of the story is when Ralphie is forced to wear the pink bunny outfit. This scene is funny but smart, because it shows a child's humiliation. There are other parts that deal with childhood as well. For example, when Ralphie is helping his dad with the car, a swear word slips out. This scene shows how kids mature. The parents were furious about it, but Ralphie wasn't too worked up over it.
Childhood is shown well in short stories. The four short stories that have been read in class really focused on childhood. The Sutton Pie Safe focused on a kid's confusion. The child in the story was confused at what was happening, but at the end of story, the child started to put the pieces together. I think that's what kids do. They put pieces together to make things work. That's what the kid in The Sutton Pie Safe did. The image of childhood in Bottle Caps was really powerful. The unusal of bottle caps was just one image of a child, but the ending was what really made the story powerful. When I read that the little brother was stealing the caps so that he could use them for his insect graveyard, I started to think. This story really showed how a kid's imagination works. A kids imagination can be creative and sometimes simple. It shows that kids have feelings for many things, even the small things. This short story was in fact very short, but the story was still very powerful. Some people don't think so, but it can't be denied that Bottle Caps really had a clear image of childhood.
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