The other Boleyn girl

" I felt like a parcel, like the curtains for a bed, or the plates for the top table, or the pewter for the lower tables in the hall" pg 58



As I read this quote, I realized how privileged I was to be able to make my own choices and decide my own future.
In the book, "the other Boleyn girl", Mary Boleyn is an innocent pawn in her family's destructive and cruel plans in scheming to have Mary birth the king's baby. As a female, I can appreciate the comfort in knowing I have my own voice and an equal eye in society. On the other hand, I feel that this quote represents the different perceptions that parents and their kids may have. Parents seem to have a path or direction that they want their kids to follow and encourage them along, which consist of their ambitions and their goals. This may not be a disadvantage but everyone has the power to decide their own future. This quote represents how parenting has changed over the century, from pawning your children as means of prosperity and financial power, to valuing a relationship and having a connection with your children.

Horton Hears a Who

Incredibly compelling, this adaption of Dr.Seuss's Horton Hears a who becomes an adventure the whole family can enjoy while creating a serious of moral lessons for kids. Horton is an amicable elephant who loves the jungle and as one day he was going on his morning walk, hears a faint cry from the speck that is floating about the air. Horton discovers that the speck of dust is actually a tiny world called Whoville. Horton is being scorned by the stern and haughty Kangaroo and his peers for believing that life exists on the speck and that he is poisoning the minds of the children. Horton must find a stable, undisturbed resting place for the contentious world of Whoville to lie on before things get too out of hand with the jungle animals. Brillant animation and creativity which creates a dynamic and fun film that everyone can enjoy.