FORM 5 l THEMES OF CAPTAIN NOBODY

THEMES

1.  Family Love

•        Newt loves his family members although sometimes he does not get the attention he deserves.             He makes breakfast for them every day.

•        Newt, together with Mom and Dad, would attend and give support in every game that Chris is  

         Playing

•        Mom and Dad are willing waiting for Chris to wake up from his coma

•        Chris loves his brother as they would share jokes when they meet each other

•        Newt always wakes his brother up when he oversleeps.

•        He is proud of Chris’s success.

•        He is worried about Chris when Chris is hospitalised. He is eager to be with Chris at the  

         hospital

•        Chris shows his love to his brother by letting him lead the Victory Parade

2.  Determination in one's life

•        Chris and his teammates shows high level of determination to win the Big Game  

         although their opponents are leading at crucial part of the game

•        Newt is determined to stop the traffic on the highways despite the dangerous situation he is                  facing so that he could get Ferocious the Ferret back into its cage

•        Cecil is determined to get the big bass drum that is thrown away even he has to seek the help               of Captain Nobody

•         JJ shows her determination to correct other people's mistakes by stepping into Sullivan's                     store  and talks to the owners

   

3. Helping those in need

•          Newt would remind Mom about important events and help his mother to find her misplaced               belongings

•          Captain Nobody helps Mr. Clay to find his way back home after getting lost at the Dumpster

•          Captain Nobody talks to the Sullivan couple after JJ asks for his favour and it turns out he                    saves the sore owners' lives from an armed robbery

4. Dealing with identity crisis

•          Although the creation of Captain Nobody was unintentional, Newt gained much confidence                 and courage when he was in the costume

•          Mrs.Young, the class teacher, showed great concern for Newt and brought up the matter to the             principal, who was later joined by the school counsellor and nurse

•          Newt reasoned out with his concerned Dad, who came home and talked to him, after the                      school had informed Dad about Captain Nobody

•          When Newt was finally recognized and got the attention he deserved from the local                             community including his family, he reverted to becoming Newton Newman once again

5. Optimism

•            Although he was just 10-year-old kid, Newt was full of optimism

•            After knowing that Chris only had 6 days to wake up, he was still confident that one day his               brother would recover from coma

•            Cecil felt that they going to have a joyful Halloween celebration after coming out with the                   idea of creating their own costumes

6.  Self-discovery

•        As a boy who is small and scrawny in size, Newton is often ignored by his parents and                          schoolmates.

•        When Newton uses Captain Nobody costume for the first time, he feels that he is somebody                new, somebody he himself has not met yet.

•        Newton feels strong and confident when wearing the Captain Nobody costume.

•        He is able to overcome his fear of heights when he helps Cecil to bring down a discarded drum            from a huge dumpster. He helps Mr Clay finds his way home, foils a robbery at a jewellery                  store, save a ferret and averts a plane tragedy.

•        Slowly, Newton begins to uncover his hidden capabilities and transforms into a hero who                     stands  up for all quiet kids and children that people tend to forget about.

•        Eventually Newton manages to climb up the tallest structure in Appleton and save Reggie                    Partner, without assuming the identity of Captain Nobody.

7.  Responsibility

•        As a 10 year old boy, Newton takes the responsibility of making breakfast for his family