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1. The main character is 38 year old bachelor Will Freeman, who does not work, living of the royalties of a famous Christmas song written by his late father, and who after meeting a 12 year old Marcus Brewer discovers the need for companionship and love. Back ground life appears to be very important in the film for instance Fiona a single parent struggling to raise a 12 year boy and fighting mental illness, at the same time. VS wealthy two parent house hold yet, they learn from each other and provide different ideas and support each other. Marcus advises Will to be honest to his friends or tell them the truth if he wants to be with them as friends. Marcus suffers from bullying and intimidation from his peers in school. One day bullies chases him from school into will’s flat throwing candies at him as he runs for his life and Will chases them off. After this attack Will realize how important he is in Marcus life. Will and Marcus grew up together and learn how to make changes in their lives. Marcus …show more content…
Fiona states to Will “Marcus keeps coming around your bloody house”, you can’t shut him out” “No man is an island”. Then, Marcus invites Will for Christmas party to their house and he introduces Marcus to a CD “check your ass” and Marcus gives him a single parent CD. Rachel shows up at the Christmas party in Marcus house and will asks about her daughter Megan and she asks Will about his son Ned. Suddenly, Will decides to leave the party and Marcus gets angry insisting that he stays because he invites Will to the party expressing that his mother and her friend gang up on Will. As Marcus continue to debate with his mother Will reveals how Marcus threw a loaf of bread at the duck and killed

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