Dear Anonymous, while it is real that life is unpredictable and therefore, uncontrollable, and it is also true that many of us are similar in similar contexts, the article itself was targeted towards the theme of "loss of innocence." When I think of Free Willy... I think of baby face Willy, the 2 month old, and his father looking into his eyes and telling him that no harm would ever come his way. The father makes sure that Free Willy lives a happy life and a comfortable life and gives Free Willy directions on how to achieve that goal... in case of the audience of this website: by studying computer science only, or Biology only etc. In this process, Free Willy is no longer Free... he's just Willy... any guy down the "street." He might be comfortable, maybe even rich, but is he Happy? Did he lose his innocence? Did he find peace within? Does he miss being on his blue bicycle when he was 10 years old and dreamed of becoming Superman (Dear Anonymous, while it is real that life is unpredictable and therefore, uncontrollable, and it is also true that many of us are similar in similar contexts, the article itself was targeted towards the theme of "loss of innocence." When I think of Free Willy... I think of baby face Willy, the 2 month old, and his father looking into his eyes and telling him that no harm would ever come his way. The father makes sure that Free Willy lives a happy life and a comfortable life and gives Free Willy directions on how to achieve that goal... in case of the audience of this website: by studying computer science only, or Biology only etc. In this process, Free Willy is no longer Free... he's just Willy... any guy down the "street." He might be comfortable, maybe even rich, but is he Happy? Did he lose his innocence? Did he find peace within? Does he miss being on his blue bicycle when he was 10 years old and dreamed of becoming Superman (
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