It's+a+Wonderful+Life

Class Notes 12/21 (recorded by Breanna Elger):

Themes in It’s A Wonderful Life Happiness/ dealing with pressure/ unhappiness Appreciate what you have Putting dreams aside for others (similar to Casablanca) Everyone affects the world Family Be careful what you wish for Helping people- sometimes it is in the form of self interest, it is good to do in the first place and then it causes people to be nicer to you Makes you feel good as well

Not simply a Christmas movie It is only Christmas at the end But it does portray the mindset that people have around Christmas of giving and generosity It is not solely sappy and sentimental- the main character tried to kill himself!

When you get older…your real dreams die. –well that’s depressing!

Watched the scene when he freaks out on his family

Gruff- not a bad word