Secondhand Lions begins with a young boy named Walter and his mother Mae driving to a farm in Texas, where Walter will live with his great uncles, Hub and Garth. His mother tells him that his uncles have been missing for 40 years, but have just returned to Texas as millionaires. Mae tells Walter he must form a relationship with his great-uncles before they die, in hopes they will leave their fortune to him. When they arrive to the farm, Hub and Garth are reluctant to let Walter stay, but ultimately decide to give him a room in the attic. Due to the fact they have no television or phone, the uncles entertain Walter with stories about their past, including where they had been for so many years and how they acquired their great fortune. During
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The myths of aging quiz stated that physical strength declines with age, which we know to be true. In class we discussed the physical changes that are associated with these decreases in strength. According to chapter 3, our joints begin to deteriorate around age 20, around that same time our bone and muscle mass begins to decrease. These factors combine to decrease our overall physical strength as we age. Overall, people tend to lose 20% of their strength by age 70, and 40% by age 80. However, in the movie Secondhand Lions, Hub does not show a decrease in physical strength, despite his age. After purchasing the lion, Hub and Garth decide to buy some lion chow to feed her. When they get to the store the manager tells them he will have to get someone to load the bags for them but, to the dismay of the manager, Hub begins to load the bags himself. The manger tells Garth he’s never seen anything like Hub, and that each bag weighs close to 50 lbs. After loading all the bags into the truck, Hub faints and is rushed to the hospital where he promptly decides to check himself out. After the hospital, the trio heads to the local saloon to eat. When they arrive there a few teenagers begin hassling them, Hub decides to take matters into his own hands and fights all five of them. These two scenes in the movie defy typical aging because, although Hub is over the age of 65, he shows no decline in
The myths of aging quiz stated that physical strength declines with age, which we know to be true. In class we discussed the physical changes that are associated with these decreases in strength. According to chapter 3, our joints begin to deteriorate around age 20, around that same time our bone and muscle mass begins to decrease. These factors combine to decrease our overall physical strength as we age. Overall, people tend to lose 20% of their strength by age 70, and 40% by age 80. However, in the movie Secondhand Lions, Hub does not show a decrease in physical strength, despite his age. After purchasing the lion, Hub and Garth decide to buy some lion chow to feed her. When they get to the store the manager tells them he will have to get someone to load the bags for them but, to the dismay of the manager, Hub begins to load the bags himself. The manger tells Garth he’s never seen anything like Hub, and that each bag weighs close to 50 lbs. After loading all the bags into the truck, Hub faints and is rushed to the hospital where he promptly decides to check himself out. After the hospital, the trio heads to the local saloon to eat. When they arrive there a few teenagers begin hassling them, Hub decides to take matters into his own hands and fights all five of them. These two scenes in the movie defy typical aging because, although Hub is over the age of 65, he shows no decline in