Simon Birch Visual Project
Baylee Rezac
Theme
There is a plan for everyone and everything happens for a reason.
In the movie, Simon says to Joe and Reverend Will, "God made me born this way for a reason." (Simon Birch) Simon was right, he was a hero. When that bus went down no one could control it but him. Kids weren't scared of him and they would listen to simon because of the way he looked. If Simon wasn't there, it would be all chaos on the bus and who knows, maybe not all of the kids would have survived.
Simon's Character
Simon was a round character in the story because Ben Goodrich says, "We talked about you because that's how we kept us from getting bored"(Simon Birch). Simon is a very funny, outgoing person, he was also extremely faithful. Jokes were something he did a lot and they would always make people laugh, he didn't even have to try and make jokes and people would be smiling and laughing. Simon had a disability and was shorter than all the rest of the kids but that didn't stop him from doing anything or saying anything and it made him strong. His change throughout the story was that he died, he was getting too sick and being in the coldness and the water didn't help and it made it worse for him.
Joe's mother
I remember the coach telling me to hit the ball, I already had 2 strikes and this was my last chance to hit it, so I did. I was so amazed that I finally hit it. The ball was going so far and then I saw Joe's mom and the ball was heading right for her. It was getting closer and closer and hit her right in the head. She fell down and didn't move. The coach checked her pulse and yelled out to the crowd that she was dead. I was shocked and couldn't say or do anything. It was all my fault. I killed my bestfriends mom and she wasn't only his mom but she was also the mom I never had. My parents never cared for me but Ms. Wenteworth did just like a real parent should. I have been trying to talk to Joe but I know he is mad and sad about it all, I just hope he forgives me for it.
(Picture is from google)
Finding out Joe's dad
Joe went on a school trip and I stayed back at home because I was really sick. Reverend Wessel took away my baseball cards and i decided that it was a perfect time to get them without getting caught since Revered was at the trip too. I went into his office and because of my height I had to use whatever i could find to get all the way up to where he hid my cards. I finally got up there and i grabbed them but i realized something that was a little odd and didn't quite feel right . He had a baseball on his shelf next to my box of cards. Joe's dad had a baseball that said his name on it and Joe had been looking for it. I looked at the ball and I picked it up. He was Joe's dad and none of us ever knew, I HAD to go tell Joe. Me and Ben made a promise to Joe that of we knew we would tell him. I went to go get Ben and we drove up to where Joe was at his trip. When I got there, Joe just had figured it out and he was shocked and also mad at Reverend Wessel because he knew him all his life but never that that was his father and I don't think he really wanted him to be his father, he expected someone different.
(Picture is from google)
The bus accident
All of us kids were on the bus going home and all of the sudden a deer ran in front of us. The bus driver lost control and he couldn't stop it, we kept going down the hill sliding and eventually stopped in the lake. We could feel the water coming and everyone was panicked. The bus driver left us and reverend was passed out, we had no adults to help us. Joe was trying to calm everyone down but it wasn't working so I tried something I knew would work. I yelled and I got everyone somewhat calmed down and quiet, I let Joe take the back and help them out the bus and I stood up in the front to make sure no one was left behind. We got everyone out but we forgot one, so I went back and the kid was stuck. I helped him get out but by that time the water was coming in faster and the emergency door slammed shut. I found a window we could get out with and I let the scared kid on my shoulder so he could get out first. Joe and Ben were outside of the bus looking for us and then they found us and helped the kid out. I was reaching for Joe's hand and I was so close but I couldn't reach. The bus suddenly sunk all the way down and I thought i wasn't going to get out of there but i pushed my way through and barely made it. I floated to the top of the water half passed out and I could hear Joe crying for me. He carried me out of the water and handed me to Ben. The last thing I remembered from that accident was Joe saying "Simon, don't leave me yet."
(Picture is from google)
Simon birch