It is hard to keep a commitment without making sacrifices. This can be seen by looking at a few elements of the movie Radio Flyer’s plot. Radio Flyer, directed by Richard Donner, is a film about two boys named Mike and Bobby, their mother and their abusive stepfather, who likes to be called The King. Mike, as the older child, promises to protect Bobby and help him achieve his goal of escaping from The King. First, Mike and Bobby sacrifice their safety by not telling their mother of The King’s abusive nature to keep the promise of making sure their mother is safe and happy. Then, when The King went to jail, their mother promised the boys would never see him again but wasn’t willing to make the sacrifice of letting The King go. Lastly, Mike sacrifices his time and also faces never seeing Bobby again just to hold the commitment of keeping him safe and happy. These points all prove that one has to make some sort of sacrifice to keep a commitment.
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As a consequence, while they do keep their commitment of taking care of their mother, they risk their safety. When Bobby is laying in bed after waking up from his nightmare, he tells Mike “I was afraid you’d tell mom. She’s happy now.” (Donner). This quote shows that the boys know their mother is happy with The King and that they are willing to sacrifice their safety so their mother can be happy. This shows that one has to make personal sacrifices to keep a
As a consequence, while they do keep their commitment of taking care of their mother, they risk their safety. When Bobby is laying in bed after waking up from his nightmare, he tells Mike “I was afraid you’d tell mom. She’s happy now.” (Donner). This quote shows that the boys know their mother is happy with The King and that they are willing to sacrifice their safety so their mother can be happy. This shows that one has to make personal sacrifices to keep a