AMERICAN BEAUTY: LIFE THROUGH A CHILDS EYE “The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm” (qtd. In Elibron). These are the words spoken by world-renowned author Aldous Huxley, whose words have made a lasting impression on Hollywood. Movie producers try to incorporate this child spirit into their movie characters. However, as movies are a parallel to real life, this childlike characteristic, would …showed first 75 words of 976 total…

…showed last 75 words of 976 total…common practice among young children, to choose a role model that is close to their older sibling. Lester may have different relationships with his wife and daughter, but both of them see him as a child, rather then a husband and a father. They fail to realize the childlike personality within him is the genius side of him showing. Instead, his family decides to exploit this characteristic, only to have Lester truly become a child.