On "Tuck Everlasting": An Existentialist Review

"Tuck Everlasting" is a film that illustrates the difference between "being" and "existing". "Being" is the act of being present though not necessarily capable of reaching out or relating to other objects, while "existing" means the ability to be in touch with the world or to respond and establish relations with other people or objects. "Tuck Everlasting" illustrated the two concepts in the film, first, for the concept of "being", Winifred and the Tucks were primarily not in touch with the world. Winifred was a recluse, living in an overprotected household. She had no friends at all to share her life with, just her parents and their staff, being a privileged family. ...