Writing Resources
Theme and Connection First read these example from Life is Beautiful Notice that each answer is a full paragraph not too short and not too long Summary In the film Life is Beautiful all Guido wants is to live a happy and free life with his wife and son BUT One day he was taken by Nazis and relocated to a concentration camp At the camp Guido tries his best to make his son as comfortable and safe as possible pretending the whole thing is a game During the climax the war has ended and Guido is trying to escape the concentration camp Unfortunately he is executed The story resolves with his son Joshua being rescued by the Allies and then reunited with his mother Dora The final shot is Joshua yelling We won because he thinks the game is over and that they won the game Theme A theme in Life is Beautiful is love In the movie Guido consistently shows how much he loves his son The reason that life is beautiful is because even in the most horrendous conditions Guido always shows his son love and compassion Another example of love is when Dora gets on the train to go to the concentration camp even though she is not Jewish just so she can be with her family
