I prefer to read this movie with optimism

Deondre 2022-04-23 07:01:27

When I saw doctors sitting in front of the fireplace reflecting on what they had done, I knew there would be humanistic and moral controversies. While the doctor and the circus head may seem like the same kind of people, I think for John Merri it's very different.

In the play, Mei Li has always been friends with people who are good to him, "Please don't worry about me! My friend. My life is full cause I know I am loved." This is Mei Li returning to the hospital and saying to Freddy of. Mei Li cares about the doctor, understands the doctor, and loves the doctor even more, just because he is the first person who respects himself and is willing to understand himself.

Although Freddy has introduced many people to Mei Li, this seems a bit "excessive". For Mei Li, it is a good opportunity to contact the outside world, at least to make him feel alive. I don't mean to discuss false humanism here, although it does exist in the play.

For unfortunate people, is the misfortune they are in that makes them miserable, or is it more miserable to be aware of their misfortune but unable to change? Mellie has the answer for me. He asked the doctor if he could cure himself, and the doctor replied, I can take care of you, but I cannot cure you. From this moment on, Mei Li really fell into misfortune. He knew that he couldn't live like a normal person, but he never gave up living like a normal person. His "home" is very warmly furnished. The two photos at the head of the bed, a Bible beside the photo, and the model of the cathedral on the desk, everything reflects Meri's love for life.

This is the pursuit of dignity, so in the end, Meri chose to die like a normal person. Where we come from is not a choice, but where we go is controllable.

Mellie is a brave man. real man.

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The Elephant Man quotes

  • Dr. Frederick Treves: Am I a good man? Or a bad man? That's all...

  • John Merrick: I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!