She was hiding under a box writing her story, while the flames consumed her surroundings. Hushpuppy is the main character in the film Beast of the Southern Wild. She narrates the movie in her point of view. Hushpuppy lives with her father, Wink, in a community called Bathtub. The movie takes place in Louisiana, where a storm hits and the community does not have the right supplies to survive the storm nor do they have the support of the government. Everyone is their own person and have the freedom to do anything they want. The film Beast of the Southern Wild demonstrates a message to the viewer about the effects of an absent parent.
Hushpuppy would do anything to get attention from her father. Throughout the film Hushpuppy would find herself alone most of the time. She did not have …show more content…
She did not have a normal childhood because she was forced to grow up and be responsible for herself. Many children her age do not have to worry about what they are going to eat or if they are going to even eat something. For example, when my cousin was little his parents got divorced and he was left with his mother. His mother would leave for weeks not caring what happened to him. My cousin would eat with my grandmother but she was old in age and could not always feed him. Not having his parents around affected him a lot. My cousin and Hushpuppy had to learn to survive instead of playing with the other kids. Their childhood was robbed from them because their parents were not always there for them.
Many times parents do not think how much they mean to their child. For a child their parents are their heroes and sometimes their only best friend. Beast of the Southern Wild shows exactly what the child’s needs are when the parents are absent. The film shows how much Hushpuppy suffered even though she always seemed to be happy. A child will always need attention and