Unhappiness is the state of being doleful or unsatisfied in a situation. In the movie, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, the main character faces many problems within his family and internally which causes him to grow unhappy with his current lifestyle. Each member of the family has an influence on Gilbert’s feelings on his life, and greatly influences the conclusion to the ending of the movie.
The character that contributes the least to Gilbert’s troubled life is his sister Amy. Amy rarely interferes with Gilbert, but still has her influence on his unhappiness. An example of this is her being the “mother” in their house to help their mom, Bonnie. Amy often takes Bonnie’s side in most situations, and sometimes even acts like her, which upsets Gilbert …show more content…
In the story, the father caused various problems within the family by ending his life. He caused Bonnie to become overweight, and left the children with no responsible role model to grow up with. The family struggles daily to cooperate and live happy lives. Gilbert displays this with his actions toward them later in the story with his strong actions and powerful words. The symbolic meaning of the house shows that their lives are falling apart, and the burning of the house represents the family starting over again. At the beginning of the movie, Gilbert and Arnie were watching the Caravans pass them on the side of the road. This is symbolic of life passing them by and them remaining in the same troubled situation. By the end of the movie, the house is burned down, and the boys enter the Caravan with Becky. This represents the boys leaving their old life behind and moving forward from their troubles. This is a motto everyone should live by, “Life goes on.” We may not enjoy life at some parts, but if you find a way to move past it, you can be much happier in the end like
The character that contributes the least to Gilbert’s troubled life is his sister Amy. Amy rarely interferes with Gilbert, but still has her influence on his unhappiness. An example of this is her being the “mother” in their house to help their mom, Bonnie. Amy often takes Bonnie’s side in most situations, and sometimes even acts like her, which upsets Gilbert …show more content…
In the story, the father caused various problems within the family by ending his life. He caused Bonnie to become overweight, and left the children with no responsible role model to grow up with. The family struggles daily to cooperate and live happy lives. Gilbert displays this with his actions toward them later in the story with his strong actions and powerful words. The symbolic meaning of the house shows that their lives are falling apart, and the burning of the house represents the family starting over again. At the beginning of the movie, Gilbert and Arnie were watching the Caravans pass them on the side of the road. This is symbolic of life passing them by and them remaining in the same troubled situation. By the end of the movie, the house is burned down, and the boys enter the Caravan with Becky. This represents the boys leaving their old life behind and moving forward from their troubles. This is a motto everyone should live by, “Life goes on.” We may not enjoy life at some parts, but if you find a way to move past it, you can be much happier in the end like