Not One Less in a Nut Shell

"Not One Less" is a touching story. Its a story of a girl named wei minzhi who becomes a substitute teacher in a poverty ridden town. I think it is sad that they had to hire a 13 yr old girl to teach elementary students, but it is heart wrenching. This girl has the worst attitude I have ever seen at the beginning of the movie and really makes me angry. I didn't understand why she was such a sourpuss and didn't really do her job to the fullest at the beginning. She was so selfish and only cared about the money really which 50 yuan is about $6 US dollars.

It was sad that she and the children were so poor, but she made it worse. She was very dedicated to her students and making sure they stayed in school, which can be seen as a positive, but then she was still after the money. When she went to the city looking for the boy she had very selfish motives, yet at the end she became a caring woman. The turning point in her character was when the news lady asked her why she was looking for him. At first she paused which made me think she was ashamed of her real reason to find him, but then she started to cry and was very sincere in her answer.

The good that came out of the search was gifts to the school and boxes and boxes of precious chalk. The chalk seemed very precious and could almost be compared to the students. Teacher Gao treated the chalk very preciously just like he did his students and it was hard to come by just like students were.

Although there isn't much symbolism in the movie, the movie was powerful in message. It really shows that there is good in the world and if you persevere enough good things can come out of your hard work.