Pixar Short: Piper EOC Review

What is an objective summary of the short film?

• After overcoming his fear of the waves, a baby piper can now provide for himself

• A mother piper teaches her baby how to dig for shells

• A baby hermit crab helps a baby piper face his fears

• A baby piper has to face his fears

How does the short film introduce additional depth to the baby piper's internal conflict?

• The baby piper must accept his mother's refusal to feed him

• The baby piper must accept the help of a creature that he wants to eat

• The baby piper refuses to leave the nest

• The baby piper must expose himself to the waves if he wants to survive

What assumptions can the viewer make about the baby piper?

• He makes friends easily

• He wants his mother to feed him

• He seemingly wants everything handed to him

• He is scared of the waves

What does the mother piper's refusal to feed the baby piper reveal about her character?

• She is a selfish and neglectful mother

• She is a caring mother who wants to teach her child

• She is a confused mother who is unfit for parenting

• She wants her son to survive

What is the theme of the short film?

• If you allow your fears to control you, you will never survive

• Until you face your fears, you will never realize what you could gain

• Receiving advice from friends will always lead to success

• A mother's love and support do not last forever

When does the theme begin to emerge?

• The baby piper expects his mother to feed him, but she doesn't

• The baby piper worries for the safety of the hermit crab family

• The baby piper refuses to face the waves after almost drowning

• The baby piper's fear of the waves impedes his ability to get food

How does the effect of the baby hermit crab on the baby piper emphasize the theme?

• The baby hermit crab pinches the baby piper's nose to show him who is boss

• The baby hermit crab must also learn to provide for himself

• The baby hermit crab indirectly shows the baby piper how to avoid the terror of the waves to get food

• The baby hermit crab invokes the fearful emotions of the baby piper