Evolutionary tale

Rating: Null/10 (1 August 1998)

This classic and moving film has many wonderful qualities that will touch the viewer.
One in particular, which I use in my classes to illustrate how we can change our lives, is the evolution of Fred throughout the story. We see him disheartened and then he makes a choice to stay in his hometown and work on a new job. We see this same theme in Homer also. Al, too, evolves and makes a stirring speech about the real meaning of the American Dream.
The point is that we humans can survive not only world war but also interior war -- if we stay focused on why we are alive so that we can truly live the best years of our lives.