refuse to grow

Ariane 2022-03-25 09:01:16

In the film "Dogface Years", the little boy Ingmar and his frail mother often bully their brother and their beloved puppy and live in a peaceful town in Sweden. His father left home, and his mother suffered from illness for many years. The two little boys couldn't get along at all, and they often fought violently at home. The overwhelmed mother decided to send them to relatives for foster care. Ingmar, who was driven out of the house like a puppy, saw another vast sky... The dog was sent away and then died. The dog is synonymous with misfortune, pain, neglect, and damage. The metaphor of dog face Unwilling to face the unfortunate psychology of refusing to grow. No one can refuse to grow up. Yingma grew up naturally and freely in the vast and fresh world of the countryside with a group of simple, enthusiastic, forthright and sincere people without barbarism and depression, which is fortunate.

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    Ingemar: I should have told her everything. Mom loved stories like that. It's not so bad if you think about it. It could have been worse. Just think how that poor guy who got a new kidney in Boston ended up. He got his name in all the papers, but he died just the same. And what about Laika, the space dog? They put her in the Sputnik and sent her into space. They attached wires to her heart and brain to see how she felt. I don't think she felt too good. She spun around up there for five months until her doggy bag was empty. She starved to death. It's important to have something like that to compare things to.

  • Ingemar: It's strange how I can't stop thinking about Laika. People shouldn't think so much. "Time heals all wounds," Mrs. Arvidsson says. Mrs. Arvidsson says some wise things. You have to try to forget.