Chris Lew
English 102
Prof. Davis
29 March 2011
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
In order to explain a story, one needs to review what has been seen or obtain
a clear view. Or for the same matter, some literary pieces clarify or explain other
pieces of work without intentions of describing what has been told. Charles
Baudelaire was able to do so with his book of poems called Flowers of Evil.
Baudelaire’s particular piece contains a poem called Beauty, which tells the story of
the movie Little Miss Sunshine.
One of the main focuses throughout Little Miss Sunshine is that the family has
a daughter who entered a beauty pageant. Even though the family already knew
that she was beautiful in her own special way, they still allowed for her to do the
pageant because it was something that she really wanted to do. For her family
beauty did not have to be judged, because she showed “enchantment round their
hearts”. (Baudelaire 25) I believe that Baudelaire is saying that in this case the
beauty pageant was a waste, because she already delighted her family and filled
their hearts with charm and love.
Another form of beauty that is shown in Little Miss Sunshine is the love
shown between the little girl and her grandfather. The two loved each other very
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