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Winnie Foster is a sheltered 10 year old girl living in the late 1880's. One day she sees a young boy, Jesse Tuck, drinking from a spring in her family's wood. When Winnie tries to take a drink, Jesse stops her and reveals his family's dark secret. Winnie is then faced with the option to change her fate.
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Tuck feels that the spring was a curse. He wishes his family never drank from it, because it is not natural or right to be immortal. He would rather have lived a normal life and died, because he understands that dying is a part of life; one that he feels he missed out on. Jesse's feelings towards the spring are much more positive. He has never had much companionship, so he is lonely after all the time alone, but he likes the fact that he will live forever. He has no qualms about asking Winnie to drink from the spring and become immortal as well. I definitely agree more with Tuck. As scary as death is, everyone dies. I would not want to watch my friends pass away around me while I lived forever. One thing I thought about their differing viewpoints is that Jesse's is a much more youthful viewpoint. I would go as far as to call it somewhat immature. One thing this question made me wonder about was whether Jesse's maturity level is stuck at 17 years old, like his body, is or of someone who has lived a long life, like he has. What do you think?
I agree with you Julie. I can undertand where both boys were coming from and their reasoning seems logical either way. One thing I would point out, in addition to what you mentioned, is that Tuck was older than Jesse and had his own family when he drank from the spring. In the end, his wife took his children and left him because his wife's family convinced her that he and his family were cursed and possessed. He lost all that he loved because of that spring. Jesse, on the other hand, is only 17 years old and the only people he truly loves and cares about are his family. He never lost anyone close to him. He is youthful and full of life and loves to explore and try new things. I think that the fact that Jesse had never lost anyone dear to him is a major reason as to why he loves this gift of living forever.
Sorry, I realized that I accidentaly wrote Tuck instead of Myles. Myles is the one whose wife and children left him, not Tuck. So, to answer the question correctly this time, Tuck feels that the spring is a curse, rather than a blessing as well. He has lived longer and seen more things; he understands that there has to be a beginning and an end, that life is meant to end at some point. We see how he longs to return to the way things once were, how he even longs for death.
I agree that Jesse has a different view of the spring because he has never lost anyone before. All of his companions are in his family. Jesse will always have the heart and spirit of a young boy and is able to see the world as something new everyday. Tuck on the other hand is a lot more wise and truly understands the real effects of the drinking the water from the spring. Tuck got to see all of his friends grow old and die. He also knows that he will never have any more grandchildren or even see the two that he already has. He has been through so much in his life and hasn't gotten to live his life the way you're supposed to. Because of this, he has more regrets than Jesse does about drinking from the spring. I agree with Tuck's feelings about the spring. I want to grow old with the people I'm supposed to. There are wonderful parts to every age and it would be a shame to never get to enjoy all of them. It is easy to understand Jesse's viewpoints even though I think he knows that he will always be alone except for his family. I wonder if he felt differently about the spring after finding out about Winnie's decision about drinking the water.
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