Her car burst into flames on the outside of the supermarket。 She invited the firemen to drop by to attend her birthday party to show them appreciation。 Her son Jamie didn’t understand why she invited firemen。 This is one trait of being a 20th century great woman， being social and loving life， being open-minded and warm。
Dorothea told her son that life was very big。 In her ordinary life， she educated her son with her warmth and kindness， while influencing friends or even acquaintances around。
These are two young women around in Jamie’s life。 In the movie， the picture colors are bouncing and aesthetic。 Two normal but potential women， who dealt with frustration time using their own ways and still loved life， affected Jamie‘s life。
Jamie and Julie smoked while waiting for pregnancy test result。 Julie said， being strong is not being happy， but it’s about strength， and durability against the other emotions。 Julie got lost one time during growing to a woman， still had her own life outlook， who is kind and beautiful， who is the one Jamie loved but wouldn’t have， and still the best friend of Jamie。
Dorothea， the mother gave her son respect by respecting his thoughts from when he was little。 This kind of education style is different and novel which moves people subtly。
When red-hair Abbie knew she was infertile for recovering from cervical cancer， she cried。 Dorothea said humorously that her two life-long monogamous birds deserved great names。 Even in humans’ daily lives， maintaining the loyalty and dedication of monogamy is difficult。 Some people’s marriage lives are filled with lies and pains。 This joke soothed painful reality。 This is Dorothea’s life style。
She finally got that her son felt only having her by his side was fine。 When she attempted to let two women to help with her son， to influence him so that he could get through the adolescence。 Jamie knew from Abbie about hard core feminism and pop musics， and he got a more profound views about and more respect for women， also had more varied experience of life。 Jamie reconciled with his mother and told her only she and him was fine。 Jamie and Dorothea drove to travel up the coast as Jamie longed to for a long time before。
Finally everyone has their own life and happiness。 Although departed， remains alright。 Dorothea also found her happiness。 She flew in a biplane above the sea freely， and she was so free and happy。