Stand By Me Analysis
Expository piece Carla Franze
‘While the rules of society are meant to protect us, they exclude some individuals.’
As humans grow up into parts of society, they are connected by the rules which guide them in their thoughts and actions. However, as time progresses and societies change, many individuals are excluded due to new rules that surpass them. Stand by me demonstrates the only do laws change over time, but the societies that dictate them change as well. These rules are changed by the people who set examples to the rest of the world; a powerful example is the classic film ‘Stand by me’ which demonstrates the will of the four protagonists who are excluded from their society. Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Fern are the main characters …show more content…
Especially as young adolescents, we can become immersed into the rules of society. A well known quote is ‘all actions have benefits or consequences’. This saying is demonstrated in many of today’s societies. Being individuals, if you do not fit in or follow societies rules you will be teased or looked at funny, people try to change themselves to fit in and live up to societies satisfaction. Author Glenda Millard explores this in A Small Free Kiss in the Dark. Skip one of the main protagonist’s in the book who has just progressed into his early adolescent years showing his innocent view of his world. Skip was an odd one at school, he wrote notes to his teacher making up excuses for not having friends; he also invented other notes he would take to school to have permission to put his hands in the sky because that is how he finds about the light. One of the many excuses Skip has for not having friends is a simplistic note explaining that ‘he isn’t good at maths, the others might think he was dumb’. The note Skip wrote is telling us firstly, skip is scared he will be judged by society because he is not good at math’s and portrayed as ‘dumb’, secondly he was often excluded at school because he didn’t like the thought of having a friend. This is another example of how young individuals are excluded from society due to not being the smartest in his class or not wanting to associate with other kid’s at school.
Political
‘While the rules of society are meant to protect us, they exclude some individuals.’
As humans grow up into parts of society, they are connected by the rules which guide them in their thoughts and actions. However, as time progresses and societies change, many individuals are excluded due to new rules that surpass them. Stand by me demonstrates the only do laws change over time, but the societies that dictate them change as well. These rules are changed by the people who set examples to the rest of the world; a powerful example is the classic film ‘Stand by me’ which demonstrates the will of the four protagonists who are excluded from their society. Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Fern are the main characters …show more content…
Especially as young adolescents, we can become immersed into the rules of society. A well known quote is ‘all actions have benefits or consequences’. This saying is demonstrated in many of today’s societies. Being individuals, if you do not fit in or follow societies rules you will be teased or looked at funny, people try to change themselves to fit in and live up to societies satisfaction. Author Glenda Millard explores this in A Small Free Kiss in the Dark. Skip one of the main protagonist’s in the book who has just progressed into his early adolescent years showing his innocent view of his world. Skip was an odd one at school, he wrote notes to his teacher making up excuses for not having friends; he also invented other notes he would take to school to have permission to put his hands in the sky because that is how he finds about the light. One of the many excuses Skip has for not having friends is a simplistic note explaining that ‘he isn’t good at maths, the others might think he was dumb’. The note Skip wrote is telling us firstly, skip is scared he will be judged by society because he is not good at math’s and portrayed as ‘dumb’, secondly he was often excluded at school because he didn’t like the thought of having a friend. This is another example of how young individuals are excluded from society due to not being the smartest in his class or not wanting to associate with other kid’s at school.
Political