01: Plot Analysis The
movie "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is adapted from the novel of the same name by Mark Twain. This childhood classic, known as one of the Mississippi River Trilogy, has a unique charm when presented in a non-literal way.
Tom and Huck
start, in order to realize the dream of pirates, Tom and his good friend Huck mixed into a ship about to start, but on board the real pirate-Indian Joe. After Joe beat the people on the seasick and took possessions for himself, the two teenagers jumped into the water before he was found. After landing, the two of them agreed not to disclose the matter, but who knows that they are still involved in the bad guy Joe after all.
Indian Joe
In order to heal the warts on Tom's body, Huck advocated the use of earthen remedies to treat Tom: "Take a dead cat to the cemetery in the middle of the night and say a spell, so that the warts will be transferred to the cat."
Taking advantage of the shelter of the night, Tom sneaked out from the roof and went to the cemetery with Huck; on the other side, Indian Joe, Doctor Robinson, and the town's alcoholic Marfo Porter came to the cemetery to dig the corpse. In the process, Joe brought up the old things again, remembering the scene of being bullied by the doctor's family a long time ago, and had a hand-to-hand fight with him. In the end, Joe stabbed the doctor to death and blamed the drunkard Marfo Porter on the side. Tom and Huck saw the crime plan that thought was perfect.
Joe assassinated the doctor and framed Marfo Potter
. This incident had a huge impact on Tom and Huck. Both mentally and physically, fear shocked them: they witnessed a murder! To this end, they swore a blood oath: no one should tell this matter until the sea dies.
But as the drunkard Marfo Potter was surrounded by people in the town to curse, and even forced him to hang himself, Tom was shaken. In the court, when the incompetent lawyers agreed that the drunkard had killed the doctor, Tom stood up and identified Indian Joe as the murderer. Joe jumped out of the window and escaped seeing the incident, but the only certainty was that he would not easily let Tom and Huck go.
Marfo Porter was punished
to reveal the truth
On the other hand, Huck prepared the ship and waited for Tom to escape from the town and go to sea as a pirate, but Tom did not make the appointment on time and violated the common oath. . But in the end they quietly left the small town of St. Petersburg and came to an isolated island.
Here, Tom and Huck, who thought they were safe, ran into the bad guy Joe and his friends again, and saw Joe again assassinating his friends for the treasure. After the rest of his life, Tom decided to return to the town to tell him often about this. At first, Huck did not agree, but the friendship made them fight together again.
When Tom appeared at his funeral and exposed the evil deeds of the bad guy Joe for the second time, everyone was surprised. Of course Tom became a hero, and Huck left silently with tears. Suddenly, someone in the crowd pretended that Joe was caught, and everyone happily shouted "Hallelujah"!
Tom returned to his memorial service
At the end of the film, Tom took his favorite girl Becky to explore the cave, but they got lost in the cave. Tom let the exhausted Becky wait in place, looking for an exit by himself. Later, Tom found the exit of the cave and ran into Joe and his treasure for the third time. After a fierce fight, Tom and Becky broke away from the cave and cut off the ladder Joe climbed up. Joe finally starved to death with the treasure. In the cave.
Tom and Becky are trapped in a cave
and then meet Joe
. It is not difficult to find that the film revolves around Tom, showing his unique innocence and bravery. In terms of the macro creative background, this is Mark Twain’s work on current malpractices; but from another perspective, this is also a film about the growth of young people, exposing the practical problems commonly encountered by young people in the process of growing up. .
02: What problems did Tom reveal about the growth process of the teenager?
First: The absence of the role of parents makes the growth of young people lack proper control
Makarenko once said in the former Soviet Union education circle: People who are cultivated without the love of their parents are often defective. The role of parents is indispensable in the growth of children.
Both Tom and Huck have lost their parents since childhood, but Tom was adopted by the kind-hearted aunt Polly, and Huck lived a stray life in a hut alone.
Although Aunt Polly has taken care of Tom, she has never been able to replace the role of mother.
In the process of children’s growth, the combination of strict father and mother may be the best educational method: when the child develops wrong behavior tendency, the father should stop it in time, and use strict and appropriate deterrence to correct the deviation; When it comes to difficulties and setbacks, he can comfort his soul with the role of a mother.
Aunt Polly
In the film, Aunt Polly will tell Tom to do some housework and then work hard for her livelihood, but it is obvious that she cannot play the role of both parents at the same time as Tom grows up. Tom secretly boarded the ship as a pirate, tricked the drunkard Muffport’s money, once made him think that he was dead to meet God, and did not know the disappointment of life loss. Although Little Tom is brave and full of justice, the essence of these two things is to base his happiness and his own desires on the suffering of others.
In other words, if this kind of situation appears in real life, it needs proper control and correction, otherwise the child may drift away from the wrong tendency. In the web drama "Rebirth", Fan Kai, the child of intellectual woman Lou Yi, was arbitrarily "stocked" by his mother due to his lack of motherhood since he was a child. As a result, he finally embarked on the path of crime, became a gangster and became infected with bad habits. Psychological distortion becomes a criminal who bears three lives.
"Rebirth" villain Fan Kai
If the screen works are fictitious, there are also cases in life. Some time ago, the "13-year-old boy killed a 10-year-old girl and dumped the body" was caused by his parents who were doing business outside all the year round and losing their mobile phone. Give it to the child, let the child develop, and finally the child becomes a "devil".
Zero control and control Although parents will be very relaxed, this is a behavior that disregards the child’s future. Appropriate control is a restraint and correction of wrong behaviors for children who lack judgment and recognition skills. . If the control is not timely enough, it is difficult to make a conclusion about what kind of person the child develops.
Second: It is a violent teaching mode, which may have a negative impact on the child's body and mind.
Violent teaching means that adults use verbal or behavioral violence to educate children. This teaching method is simple and rude, and may work in a short time, but It is suitable for most occasions, and in the long run it is also an erosion of the child's body and mind.
education expert Yin Jianli once mentioned in her works: Violence education can obtain some temporary and superficial effects, but it is at the cost of children's overall degeneration and depression.
Tom was slapped twice by Aunt Polly in the film: the first time it was because he was asked to brush the fence, but Tom gave his brother "Sid" the "opportunity" and gave Sid many benefits , I went out to play with Huck. After the incident was "discovered", Aunt Polly angrily gave Tom the playful a heavy blow on the right cheek and scolded him "I am shame of you" ;
the second time was because of Tom from When she returned to her funeral on the island, Aunt Polly gave the "missing" Tom another slap with mixed emotions. Maybe the only two slaps in the movie are not enough to explain the problem, but in the process of growing up, Tom may have experienced such lessons countless times, but it was not shown on the screen.
Aunt Polly's way of educating Tom is questionable. The purpose of the aunt is to let Tom know the truth of "doing your own things by yourself", but through this violent method, the effect seems to be unsatisfactory. Fortunately, Tom did not resist the teachings of Aunt Polly. He has strong inner self-healing ability and anti-stress ability. He also self-reflected on the wrongness of playfulness, so as not to leave a shadow of growth in his heart.
In the new issue of "Where Are You Going Dad", actor Yang Shuo's way of educating his son surprised other people who were filming with him. For children, he is always harsh and fierceIn a harsh tone, forcing him to do or not to do something. For example, when the child accidentally chose the most tiring solution in the task, Yang Shuo verbally "satisfied" and "coerced" it; when the child washed his feet and reflected that the water temperature was too hot, Yang Shuo insisted that the water temperature was appropriate, which caused Yang Yuchen to only Can obediently compromise.
In many cases of family education, the parents “fisted together” their children regardless of occasion, and ended up with the cowardly or rebellious dual character of the child.
Third: the importance of healthy communication between parents and children
In the film, Polly rarely talks to the naughty Tom, and rarely has the opportunity to sit and talk together. Except for the time spent sitting next to each other for dinner, it is almost impossible to see To the "conversation" between Aunt Polly and Tom.
may also be the incomprehension of adults, and Tom rarely reveals his inner world to his aunts, so that Aunt Polly invites the bad guy Joe to his parents without knowing it, and Tom receives Joe’s death threats. After watching the movie, also had such a guess that if Tom revealed the truth early, would he not get himself on the brink of "death" over and over again and almost be persecuted by Indian Joe. But in the end, Aunt Polly did not become the object of Tom's confession, and they did not "effectively communicate" when faced with problems. Tom and Huck took everything.
When Joe went to Tom's house,
lacked effective communication, and the information between parents and children was asymmetrical, laying the groundwork for the formation of the parent-child relationship.
In "Ip Man 4", the first generation master Ip Wen has a great reputation in martial arts, but he feels very weak in family education. The reason is that the child Ye Wen rarely listens to Ye Zheng's demands, and always replaces the child's thinking and choices with his own way of doing things. If you see other people's children go to the United States for further studies, and insist on sending Ye Zheng, the relationship between the two has reached a freezing point. Fortunately, in the end, Ye Wen finally realized the essence of educating children, had an effective dialogue with the children, listened to and met the children's true demands, and the relationship between the two ushered in an inflection point.
Effective communication between Ye Wen and Ye Zheng
is the key to the harmonious relationship between children and parents. It is also a bridge to bridge the gap between parents and children. It is convenient for children to share growth puzzles and obtain psychological and physical comfort. It is also convenient for parents to grasp the current situation of their children. Rescue in time when problems occur.
Fourth: When the child is faced with a difficult choice, the parents fail to conduct proper counseling and education in time.
In the face of Joe, the Indian who brutally killed the doctor, should he be exposed? Faced with being wronged and sentenced to the hanged drunkard Marfo Porter, do you want to stand up and defend him? Which one to choose for lying or concealing? What is the price behind the breach of oath and friendship? How to stand in line in the choice between preaching justice and co-current with evil?
The choice problem that shouldn't have occurred at this age puzzled Tom. From an objective point of view, he needed guidance and assistance from the outside world, but did not wait, relying on his own wit to bravely defeated the bad guy Joe. The scenes presented in the
film are too idealistic, and most of the children who really face such problems in real life cannot make the right choice every time like Tom. Some children chose to accompany lies in lying and honesty; some children depended on demons in justice and evil.
In the process of growing up, there are many forks and many "multiple choice questions" to be done, which also means that children have to make choices. In the face of temptation, they who lack experience and experience may occasionally make mistakes, which will affect the subsequent life. Parents should use their rich life experience and wise overall judgment when their children "solve problems" to become the people who assist them in "calculating" and "deciding" to arrive at the right options.
03: What does "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" have for real life?
movies are drawn from the elements of life, and they can often surpass life, because what movies bring is not only visual enjoyment, but also realistic enlightenment significance, which is thought-provoking. What thoughts can be derived from Tom's story?
for parents:
(1) Look at the child’s growth with appreciation
Tom’s adventures, Is the epitome of his growth, metaphors the problems that must be experienced in the process of growth. Parents should give more "appreciation" during the growth of their children, instead of being immersed in condemnation. For Aunt Polly, some of Tom’s "naughty" behaviors should be properly understood instead of educating him in general.
In life, some parents lack enough patience for their children. For example, when a child is curious about something new, the parents fail to appreciate that this is the release of the child’s nature, and then take coercive measures to separate the child from the curiosity; When the child is confused, the parents do not know that this is a necessary means for the child to accumulate knowledge, and thus ignore the child's doubts. should treat the child's growth like Ye Wen's life choice of "learning" or "punching", giving him proper appreciation, discovering his shining points, and promoting his growth.
(2) Appreciate the charm of communication and be good at communication as a means of resolving problems.
As children grow up, the problem of "rebellion" is a barrier that parents cannot jump. When the parent-child relationship has conflicts, healthy communication is essential, because "Good communication" is the lubricant of the parent-child relationship.
In "Xiao Huanxi", the conflict between Song Qian and her daughter Yingzi can be compared with water and fire, because the question of which university to take the exam has caused a huge rift in the relationship between the mother and daughter. The teacher hereby arranged for Song Qian’s family to “communicate” back to back in an attempt to dissolve the friction between the parent and child, but Song Qian interrupted the conversation time and time again, causing this “meeting” to fail. In the end, Qiao Yingzi also chose to jump into the sea.
It can be seen that healthy communication can ease the parent-child relationship, and vice versa, it will exacerbate the rift between the parent and the child. How to communicate with children benign?
1. Create a suitable communication atmosphere
Communication atmosphere is very important for the final output effect. Just like talking in a noisy environment, it won't work. The appropriate communication atmosphere should be quiet and clean, free of interference, unsuspecting, and willing to open up.
2. Make relevant agreements and codes before communication
Before the conversation, parents and children should formulate relevant codes and follow them, so as to avoid the occurrence of people crossing the boundary and causing communication failure. Just like Song Qian frequently interrupting the conversation, in the rules set by the teacher, this is not allowed, so no matter how many tears Qiao Yingzi shed, it still won't help. In the end, the "communication" still ended in failure.
3. Parents try to lower their stance, switch roles, and listen to
as friends. Why is Tom more willing to talk to Huck about his heart? It's because Huck, as Tom's friend, can listen carefully and provide useful help, and he is more willing to confide in his peers. If the parents are always on top, the children will definitely be on guard, have reservations about the conversation, and will not open their hearts. Therefore, parents should change their roles appropriately, try to treat the content of the children's confession with the identity, tone, and attitude of friends, step out of the role of parents, and master the knack of communication.
4. Have a sense of empathy, and correctly treat the child's reasonable demands
Some demands are unreasonable in the eyes of the parents, but maybe not in the children's eyes. Sometimes it’s because the child lacks judgment, and sometimes it’s because the parents are too arbitrary to think about the child. There are a lot of troubles. When parents recall their childhood growth, they find that they have also experienced it, but they do not allow their children to try and make mistakes. This is not objective enough.
Parents must learn to empathize with the reasonable demands of children in communication before making decisions. Too compulsive and arbitrary will damage the child's self-esteem and inhibit his desire to express.
(3) Adopt correct teaching methods
In Tom's case, perhaps Aunt Polly is too "violent"; and such cases are also very common in life. Many parents often adopt extreme teaching methods for their children, either over-controlling, or letting go, or being too violent. These teaching methods are not good for their children's growth. According to the children’s different personalities and different growth stages, what kind of teaching mode parents should adoptTake careful consideration.
for children:
1. Learn to ask for help
when the "choice" is difficult. Tom has boldness and tact that other boys do not possess, but they still face the confusion of choice. The family is a safe haven for children. In this case, it is necessary to properly learn to find parents for assistance, and get a correct solution to the "problem" with the assistance of parents.
2. When facing justice and evil, he firmly believes in his inner intuition to choose to stand in line
When facing Joe’s threat, Tom chose to conceal the truth instead of asking for help from outside, which made his situation more dangerous; he didn’t know where to expose the evil. Tom didn't know how to make decisions when he was going to go or flee. Fortunately, Tom confessed everything. In the face of justice and evil, the heart may fight, but the best way is to firmly believe in the inner intuition and choose the right team.
to the public:
Don't be a greedy puppet, this is the truth that the film has repeatedly emphasized. Joe killed doctors and friends for money, and finally starved to death in the cave for money. People's pursuit of money exists objectively, but if they are swayed by greed, they must be lost in time.
04: Summary
When Mark Twain wrote this classic, he incorporated the background of the time before the American Civil War, using the small town of St. Petersburg as a microcosm, and using the story that happened to Tom to satirize the social discrimination, conservativeness and injustice at the time. Chaotic situation. But from another perspective, this is also a revelation about the growth of adolescents. Through Tom, we can trigger deep thinking about the actual life of the moment.
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