What do you think about the relationship between Thomas and Victor?
I would have to say that I think of Thomas a Victors relationship as brothers. I mean in a weird kind of way I suppose. I say this because they are not "real" brothers to begin with, Victor's father rescued Thomas from a burning house, that his parents did not survive, so he lived and grew up with Victor and his family.
I think that Victor and Thomas off set each other, they there opposites. Thomas was more optimistic and I thought that Victor was more negative. I think that Thomas was this way because he looked at himself as lucky to be alive and not caught in the fire, he thought of his life more as a second chance, where as Victor was cold and just not a truly happy person. I think he was like this because of how he grew up, his father was an alcoholic and was abusive. It did not make it any better for Victor when his father left the reservation when he was 12, he was left with violent memories that made him negative and cold. I think that if Thomas was on the same thinking path as Victor that they would of not had the same relationship and that by the end of the movie that Thomas would not have somewhat rubbed off of Victor.
Since they were opposites, I think that its what helped them throughout there journey to Arizona, Thomas was a positive thinker and Victor was always dwelling on the bad memories that he encountered as a child, whereas Thomas was just happy to actually be alive. This made them close in a odd way.
All in all I think that this movie was moving. It was also motivational to people that have had rough lives and think in a negative way because of what they have encountered in there childhood, it just goes to show that positivity can go a long way and thankfully Thomas stuck by Victor as a friend and a brother or who knows where he would be or how he would end up. I think that this movie was a great learning tool for me to remember to tell myself to think and be more positive about my childhood and the memories that I have maybe are not are harsh as I thought.
Hi Emily - When you wrote, what if Thomas was not there for Victor, made me realize that Victor would not have come to the same conclusions about his father. He would have still been bitter about his childhood and not forgiven his father for leaving and never coming back. Your dialogue gave me something new to think about.
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Sarah Baker
I agree with you. I think that if Thomas and Victor had not been complete opposites their trip to Arizona would not had been as good. They would not have benefited from it so much. I think that Thomas's positivity helped Victor get through picking up his father's ashes. Victor was still very angry with his father for leaving him when he was 12 and never coming back. I think Victor helped him work through these bad feelings a little bit, with some help from Sue.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that it was important for Victor to find out about his father going back into the house and looking for him during the fire. Victor always thought of his father as saving someone else. Not caring enough about saving him,but to find out that his father was dealing with this huge secret gave Victor closure.I feel that this made him realize that his dad was dealing with so much that if he couldn't forgive him he could at least understand.
ReplyDeleteI was glad at the end that Victor didn't tell Thomas that his hero was the person that casued the fire. Have Thomas know that would only devastate state him and not serve any real purpose.
Good job. I agree that Thomas was a positive thinker while Victor was blind to the good in the situation. At least Victor didn't have to go on this journey alone like many people have too. I was happy that Victor kept quiet as well because that would probably ruin his life and his whole perspective on Victors father.
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- Catherine
Hi Emily,
ReplyDeleteI agree with about how Victor and Thomas being opposites helped them throughout their journey to Arizona. Thomas was very positive towards everything on the trip, which eventually made Victor realize that you do have to move on in life. I think Victor was so bitter because he needed that closure of his father. It probably drove him crazy thinking of all the possibilities of why his father left. In the end, he changed his views on life.