Thursday, December 19, 2013

Question #2 from "It's a Wonderful Life"

1.        Have you heard the saying, “Keeping up with the Joneses”?
 It refers to someone wanting to keep up appearances, measuring their worth by how much they can match or be better than the people around them.  In the movie,  George's son announces that the neighbors have a new car. "Well, what's the matter with our car?" George snaps. "Isn't it good enough for you?"

The question is, how are we defining our worth these days? It's a Wonderful Life leaves us with a clear message about that. "Dear George, remember no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings. Love, Clarence."


Do you think that lesson applies to middle schoolers and people at Collegiate?  How so?

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