Empire of the Sun

Tihira
4-10-08

EMPIRE OF THE SUN


Empire of the Sun was a movie based on the life of a young boy named Jamie (Jim) who’s life went from being a rich little British boy to a poor boy who gets stuck in Japan during World War II. In this essay I will be following the life of Jamie from the begining to the end.

Before the war Jamie was a rich gentle brat he lived in a mansion that was very beautiful he had all the finest things that he wanted in life fine silverware, clothing, bikes and everything else that he wanted that poorer people did’nt have. He was a brat he took advantage of his nanny he bossed her around and told her things like he had to listen to her because she was his maid, he also road his bike through the house when and whereever he wanted to. Throughout all of the rich and bratness he had he was a gentle little boy he cared for the homeless people alot.

During the war Jamie became very poor frightened and alone after he departed from his mother and father. He had no money, clothes, little food and water. Several days after being away from his family he found his way back to his house and there was no one there he was very hungry he ate cans of non-cooked foods and everything that he could find to support his hunger. He found that the Japanese people were stealing all of their belongings, he got smacked in his face by his ex-Japanese maid I guess that was to get him back for bossing her around all the time. Jamie was scared every time he saw a Japanese soldier he would stop and surrender for no apparent reason, he was all alone he had no parents to love and care for him, tell him what to do or disipline him when he did wrong like other parents would normally do their children. After a few years Jamie lived in many different places traveled to many different places and seen different things he barely had food he would run around doing anything to help people to get himself something to eat, wear, and sleep. During this time he had seen people go through so many different things and he himself had been through a few things such as being lied to, and also cheated. Jamie had one friend or so he thought and his name was Bassie , he was good to Jamie for a while until he became selfish and started caring about himself and forgot all about Jamie. Jamie had stopped trusting people, he became a mature little boy and stopped listening to people and what they told him he was his own man and nobody could stop him.

After the war, Jamie found his way to a place where little children, after years of being away from them, reunited with their parents. When Jamie arrived, he did not see his parents because he did not even know what they looked like. He too had been away from them for a long time. When his mother finally recognized him, she was very pleased and very happy. Jamie was still a little confused. He had to think about what his mother looked like, and he had to think back to what she felt like. By the time they recognized each other, they were very excited and happy. They hugged very tightly, as if they had been apart for a lifetime. He did the same to his father, who had walked right by him earlier, but didn’t recognize him either. By the end of the day, Jamie was back to his old self, and back to being a wealthy little boy again.

Inconclusion, This was the life of a little boy who was left in the wrong place at the wrong time and in the end became a man.