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The Parent of Virtues
Molly Brigid McGrath
Lady Bird (2017)
Written and directed by Greta Gerwig
Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts

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t seems an affront to individual autonomy that we don't choose
to be born, don't name ourselves, and are subjected to a prolonged tutelage under parents and teachers. Yet we can't be our
own creators, so perhaps autonomy isn't a natural right so much
as a gift we must accept. The autonomy that adults possess,
always imperfectly, must be learned, starting from a subordinate
position. As a departure from dependence, adulthood is achieved
only by means of some rebellion. As the fruit of dependence, it
requires gratitude.
The delightful and insightful Lady Bird catalogs the misadventures of Christine McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) as she completes
her senior year at Immaculate Heart, an all-girl high school in
Sacramento. The audience starts out laughing at the rebellious
follies that precede maturity, but by the end viewers are drawn
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