Juno

A prime example of “the romantic in action” is vividly portrayed in the movie Juno. Initially, upon telling her step mom and dad that she is pregnant, Juno receives a small amount of backlash. Of course, most parents would give their teens much backlash for getting pregnant at such a young age, right? However, in Juno’s case, this is short lived. Her dad and step mom get over their initial concerns and anger extremely quickly and switch to giving Juno all of their support and encouragement. Ideally, this would be the case, but in real life staying along more realistic lines, most parents would probably not make such a fast turnaround. The movie shows little of Juno’s or her parents’ coping with the realization of bringing new life into the world, which is an undoubtedly weighty situation. Poor versus rich is a theme throughout the movie, as Juno comes from a less than wealthy family. Her father works in the heating and air conditioning business and the family lives a modest life. Upon making the decision to put their child up or adoption, Paulie (the baby’s father) and Juno find a well-off couple to take on the responsibility of their child. This shows yet another ideal situation, in the sense that their child gets adopted into the seemingly perfect home, which Juno and Paulie could have probably never provided if they made the choice to keep it. Ultimately, Juno ends up, in a sense, glamorizing having a child at a young age. The movie shows the more favorable experiences of having a child, rather than the struggles of being teen parents. The viewer ends up feeling content about Juno’s experience as a teen mom by the end of the movie (and most of the time during the movie). This effect is an example of emotion versus reason or fact in the sense that most viewers could probably come up with many reasons why getting pregnant at such a young age is a bad idea, but after seeing Juno’s experience are lulled into a feeling of comfort and contentment with the idea of teen pregnancy.