Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful
“We are liberated. It is all over. We are free...They’ve come at last. At last.” (Quote from “I have Lived a Thousand Years” by Livia Bitton-Jackson, page 204). This quote shows that finding hope can pay off, even in the worst conditions. If you stay positive things will turn out okay. The theme, “finding light in the darkness”, is a piece of figurative language meaning to find the positive things even in the worst conditions. Darkness can take over but only positivity can overcome it. Love, family, and forgiveness can all trigger a spark of light when darkness is all around. Finding just the slimmest piece of positivity can get you through the toughest times. There are cases where the best way to avoid the dark is to use the ones you love. In the film, “Life is Beautiful“ directed by Roberto Benigni, the Orifices’ are an example of a family
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In the article, “It’s For You to Know That You Forgive” by NPR, Eva Mozes Kor shows that instead of suffering through the dark memories of the Holocaust, she forgave the Nazis. She let the terror go, forgave and moved on. In the article, Eva Kor explained her actions when the text says “It is my act of self-healing, self-liberation and self-empowerment" (p.21). In other words, when forgiving, you’re basically taking a couple pounds off your shoulder. However, forgiving doesn’t mean you forget. Eva Kor shows that the Nazis are still responsible of their actions when she says, “forgiveness does not mean that the perpetrators are absolved of their crimes.”(p.20). The Nazis are still responsible for their terrible actions and they should forever remember that they did those horrible actions, but they should not be holding survivors back from their well-being. Overall, forgiveness is a great way to dodge darkness because instead of being distracted from a normal life by remembering terrible events you can forgive and move
In the article, “It’s For You to Know That You Forgive” by NPR, Eva Mozes Kor shows that instead of suffering through the dark memories of the Holocaust, she forgave the Nazis. She let the terror go, forgave and moved on. In the article, Eva Kor explained her actions when the text says “It is my act of self-healing, self-liberation and self-empowerment" (p.21). In other words, when forgiving, you’re basically taking a couple pounds off your shoulder. However, forgiving doesn’t mean you forget. Eva Kor shows that the Nazis are still responsible of their actions when she says, “forgiveness does not mean that the perpetrators are absolved of their crimes.”(p.20). The Nazis are still responsible for their terrible actions and they should forever remember that they did those horrible actions, but they should not be holding survivors back from their well-being. Overall, forgiveness is a great way to dodge darkness because instead of being distracted from a normal life by remembering terrible events you can forgive and move