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You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids?
— George Bailey ‧ It's a Wonderful Life
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
George challenges the description of the family as happy, then questions the number of children. The second question turns a general complaint into something painfully personal. The words convey exasperation by rejecting the reassuring family picture offered in the first question.
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