Simon Birch: Two boys overcome their own personal obstacles while becoming friends. Simon Birch was born with dwarfism, and because of that was hardly taken seriously in his life. In order to prove himself as “normal” he tries hard to be the hero in everyone’s lives so they treat him as they do anyone else. However, this causes many issues as his dwarfism causes many setbacks, but he believes that his size was a part of god’s plan and sets on a journey to figure out how what his purpose is. He meets Joe and suddenly feels hopeful in having a friend who understands him, with Joe they have an adventure helping each other with their individual goals. Simon Birch, a young boy born with Dwarfism in a small town in New Hampshire has be shunned most his life, by his father especially. He struggled trying to accept who he is, until he finally understands that his size is just a part of god’s plan, and that he has a …show more content…
Many couldn’t understand why a seemingly normal boy like Joe was spending time with Simon, but Joe saw something in Simon that no one else did. He saw a friend, and he saw someone who was an outcast like him. The unstoppable duo went through misadventure after misadventure trying to reach their goals of self-discovery. Joe, having abandonment issues, is distraught without the information on who his father is. So Simon decides to help him figure it out. After breaking into the office of Mr. Birch to see if he was Joe’s father, their relationship grew stronger as Simon saw how badly being left in the dark has affected his friend. Joe, after meeting Simon’s dad and seeing how he is treated stands up to him. Determined to show him how amazing his son truly is, the complexity of their friendship is deeper than the movie went. As proved over and over through the various scenes. With the confusion of WHY he was made to be so small, Simon’s mission was a simple “What is my