The silence is because I have experienced too much pain.

Jennie 2022-01-14 08:01:25

Hairlady strenuously wrote a word on the blackboard: Symbolism, and then said to everyone in a slow and gentle tone: "Every sentence and every punctuation in Hawthorne's novel has a purpose."

"I don't understand why there is Don't you just say it?" a female student asked.

Melinda lowered her head and drew a woman with an "S" on her chest on the notebook.

For some reason, this is one of the most impressive images in the movie. I think the movie itself is full of symbolism. Apple. Turkey. Confined small space. There are trees running through it. Obviously, the director is imitating Hawthorne. When the theme of expression is too heavy, he uses symbolism to obscure and reduce the psychological pressure of the protagonist and the audience.

There are a lot of Melinda's inner monologues in the film, which is in stark contrast to her silence in real life. Her lonely appearance is so similar to ours. May I ask, don’t we also gradually take silence for granted? Or angry because of disdain, or sad because of shame. Or because of the unspeakable secret in my heart.

But in the final analysis, silence is due to too much pain.

dont you agree.

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Extended Reading
  • Wilbert 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    generally. Came for the girl.

  • Dandre 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    Kristen Stewart is beautiful.

Speak quotes

  • Mr. Freeman: Can anybody tell me what this is?

    [holds up a smashed globe]

    Ivy: A globe?

    Mr. Freeman: A globe? Gosh... what are you guys, 13, 14? You already let them beat the creativity outta you? It's okay. I used to let my daughters kick this around my studio when it was too wet too play outside and one day, Jenny put her foot right through Texas and the entire United States crumbled into the sea. I mean, you could... you could paint a wet muzzled dog chewing Alaska! The possibilities are endless. It's almost too much, but you all are important enough to give it too.

  • Mr. Freeman: In here is a piece of paper and on that piece of paper is a word. You are gonna spend the rest of the year turning that object into art.

    Ivy: Uh, Mr. Freeman? When I was little, I was really scared of clowns and I don't wanna relapse and have to go back into therapy.

    Mr. Freeman: Oh, yeah, well, fear is a great place to begin art.

    [Melinda picks a piece of paper that says "tree" and tries to put it back]

    Mr. Freeman: Hey! Whoa. You just chose your destiny. You can't change that.

    Melinda Sordino: I learned how to draw a tree in like the 2nd grade.

    Mr. Freeman: Oh, really? Um. Well, do you wanna show me? It's okay. I won't grade you.

    [he hands her the chalk and Melinda sulks up to the blackboard and very hesitantly draws a really pathetic tree]

    Mr. Freeman: That's a pretty good start. Yeah, let's see what it looks like at the end of the year.