i Am David (Analysis)

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Summary of the Film

I Am David foretells the life and adventures of a 12-year-old boy named David as he escapes from an East European prison camp and makes an incredible personal  journey to freedom and manages to get through a dangerous dangerous border crossing crossing into Greece !leeing "ith only a compass# half a loaf of bread and sealed letter he must carry across the continent# he cannot anticipate the dramatic journey that a"aits him !rom sto"age# a"ay on a ship bound for Italy# he meets $oberto "ho keeps his presence a secret David# find it difficult to cross in the "orld outside the prison "alls# living in fear of imminent danger and trusting no one %e runs into some trouble "ith a baker in a village and and then saves a rich girl from a burning cabin cabin As time pass by# he learned to face his fears of the dangers of the outside "orld until the une& une&pec pecte ted d revela revelatio tion n of his his true true identi identity ty'' espec especial ially ly the the real real essenc essence e and and meaning of trust# hope# joy and courage

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Synopsis (Theme)

 As the narrative narrative details his struggles struggles to survive and retain his sense of individuality# individuality# the narrat narrative ive also also e&plo e&plores res issue issues s relat relating ing to the nature nature and and value value of freed freedom om (especially freedom of oppression) and the po"er of faith

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Characterization David - the main *haracter in the story "as David %e is a t"elve-year-old

boy David+s personality "as a very confusing because he and through so much in the concentration camp he "as basically physically and emotionally scarred for life but he acted like such a "ell-mannered young man in the book book ,hysic ,hysical al descri descripti ption' on' In the book# book# it didn+t didn+t give give a clear clear visio vision n or  description of "hat David looked like but I "ill refer to the movie dark bro"n hair# bro"n.green eyes# about /0ft# David did change throughout the story

because in the beginning he "as very conserved an barely sho"ed any emotion but to"ards the middle and end he sho"ed a lot of mi&ed emotions •

Maria - aria "as a girl that David fell in love "ith hey met "hen David

saved her life in a fire he fire started "hen aria and her t"o younger  brothers "ere play *o"boys and Indians 3he "as a very polite and generous girl ,hysical description long "avy bro"n hair# big bro"n eyes# olive skin and a thick Italian accent •

Sophie 4 "as an old lady David met "hen she "as painting 3ophie is a very

generous person because she didn5t kno" David but she invited him into her  house •

T.M.T.S.N..N  - this character is never named# but enables David to escape

from the camp# providing him "ith information as to "hen "ould be the right time# an initial set of supplies %e "as portrayed as a very bitter and nasty soul 6ut he "as also in love "ith David+s mother# so he did treat David "ith care •

!ohannes 4 is very generous and a good friend to David hey have met in

the concentration camp ,hysical description 6lack hair# bro"n eyes# nicely shaved beard# glasses %e "as a very good role model to"ards David' he "as basically his father •

Carlo 4 he "as aria5s brother *arlo and David didn5t like each other at all

his is because *arlo "as al"ays offensive to"ards David •

"o#erto - the one "ho helps David in his journey and also guided him from

sto"age of a boat boarding to Italy and tells David as much as he can until he reach a land •

Maria$s parents 4 A rich family' helps David by allo"ing him to stay in their 

house because of saving their daughter aria •

a%er in Italy  4 Introduced 3t Eli7abeth to David that5s "hy he learned to

have faith on "hat he believes in

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Theory 'pplications C"DIN'TD M'N'*MNT F M'NIN* he scenes "here every time David see soldiers or a soap# he starts to •

be afraid and get nervous and looks traumati7ed a 8nder * is its communication perspective of that sees communication as the objects of communication in the social "orld his perspective and the models of * are understood better in the aspects of performance 9ne better e&le of this is the Coherence "hich directs our attention to the stories that "e tell

that make our lives meaningful he construction of meaning is an inherent part of "hat it means to be human# and the :story5 is the primary form of this process ;ith this in mind# * suggests that "e tell stories about many things# including our o"n individual and collective identity and the "orld around us here is al"ays a tension bet"een the stories "e tell to make the "orld coherent and stories "e live as "e coordinate "ith other people * focuses on a po"erful dynamic that accounts for the joys# frustrations# surprises and tragedies of social life 3ince David has bad e&periences "ith soldiers inside the prison "alls# every time he sees a soldier he# he taught of things that this soldier is like "hat they have there in the prison "alls "ho is a demon-like and kills people "ithout having mercy In the soap# he al"ays thinks of 
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he scene "here
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he scenes "here David and aria "ere "alking in the garden and they talked about *arlo and the different kinds of people you can meet in the "orld outside of "hat aria perceived the >"orld? is In this scene David shares that there5s a lot people he do not like and tells aria that he had seen them doing evil things and that people are terrible? ;hich opposes to "hat aria believed c his theory e&plains ho" individuals judge the messages they receive It predicts that individuals accept# or reject specific attitudes and messages 3ocial
simplicity in that it is a fairly simple study It can be tested and proved false in that an individual can test the theory through reflecting on statements# "hich evoke various opinions 3ocial
!or ,"T# the scene "here at first# it is obvious that David is not that comfortable "ith 3ophie and that he has a certain uncertainty because

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f his trust issues "ith other people !or C0M# the scene "here David "as telling to 3ophie that she must not tell anyone that he "as "ith her and start being nervous and being afraid and looks like being traumati7ed d In ,"T# its main goal is >to e&plain ho" communication is used to reduce uncertainties bet"een strangers engaging in their first conversation together@ In the lake "here 3ophie "as painting scenery and "as about to paint David# he "as hesitant to talk "ith 3ophie and "hen they start conversing# he starts to reduce his uncertainty especially "hen 3ophie tries to comfort him in times that he is afraid of something or someone e C0M "as kno"n as communication boundary management# is a systematic research theory designed to develop an evidence-based

understanding of the "ay people make decisions about revealing and concealing private information In that scene# as a co-o"ner of  the information# 3ophie immediately helps David to find his mother  since David disclosed himself and his struggles to 3ophie and &.

"ants to see his mother "hom he has longed for so many years Moral +essons

6y using "hat 3ophie says to David# >ife "ill not be "orth living if you "ill be like that David =ou can be cautious but you have to let people in? astly# "hen David ask ho" can he determine if a person is good or bad hen 3ophie replied# >David# most people are good hey have families and friends and they "ant to live their lives as happily as they can And there are al"ays be bad people in this "orld 6ut don5t make that stop you living your life fully and freely and making friends and seeing the goodness in people hen you "ill find happiness? In the film# "e can see that David has al"ays been afraid of "hat "ill happen ne&t in his life and he perceived people the same because ll his entire life# he "as inside the camp (in the prison "all) After escaping# "e can see ho" he adjust to the ne" "orld he has been ;hat 3ophie said to him had an impact on his life# because as "e can see in the latter part of the film# David finally sees happy people# the good in them and then he goes to the church# and sees a police officer# he greeted the police officer and he did reply It can connote that starting there# he "ill try to change his perspective in people A great e&le of this is the general in the camp# he may be perceived by David as an evil person for killing
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*onclusion.$ecommendation

I learned a lot from this film It is really indeed a great film to "atch# though at first I thought it "as boring but its not I can see myself in David5s character I al"ays control my actions because I al"ays thought the judgment of others to"ards me  And I myself couldn5t say that I can do the things that basically makes me happy because I al"ays thinks of someone "ho monitors everything I do and focuses on my mistakes and makes fun of me# mock at me or similar stuffs (this "as based on my e&periences in the past "hich I still carry that e&periences until no") 6ut by "atching this film# I it help me to change my perspective little by little I am gald that I have "atched this film since it helps me to come up "ith some reali7ations