The Grave of The Fireflies The Movie Blog

Even though this is a movie and not an essay, it has a very sad story. The movie takes plan in Japan in the WW II era. It is about a young man by the name of Seita who lives with his sister, Seistouku and mother in Tokyo. The mother, who has heart problems, is sent to go to the community shelter. Since the mother isn't able to take care of her children, the kids are sent to an aunt's house. The aunt doesn't agree with Seita's ideas, so Seita leaves away with her sister to a shelter. In this shelter, Seistuku knows that her mother was killed by bombs by her aunt. As days go by, Seita and Seistouku get weaker and weaker because they barely have food to survive. The siblings were able to work thru the struggle each day, but sadly, Seistouku is getting sick and very weak due to malnutrition. Sadly, she passes away. So, Seita, being the big brother that he is, cremates his little sister and throws her ashes by the mountain. I think this was a very sad, depressing story that almost made me cry.