Ep 29: Rebirth - Captain America: The First Avenger & The Language of Flowers

<p>In this episode of Parallel Fiction, Heather and Jeff discuss Rebirth, honoring the beginning of Spring!  Our hosts know it’d been a long year, and wanted to offer stories that focus on rebirth, leveling up, and refreshing your life.</p><p> </p><p>Heather starts off the summary portion this episode with her presentation of <i>The Language of Flowers</i> which follows the complicated life of an orphan turned homeless person turned flower whisperer.  Heather was pleasantly surprised by this novel and appreciated the surprising direction the second half took.  Heather notes how the main character Victoria goes through many hardships in her life and how she overcomes them one by one to get through her path.</p><p> </p><p><i>Fun Fact! The language of flowers actually exists and is called Floriography, and can be used to send coded messages with how flowers are arranged in a bouquet.</i></p><p> </p><p>Jeff enthusiastically brings us to the second story of the week, his personal favorite super hero in his first film <i>Captain America: The First Avenger</i>.  Jeff takes us through the beloved tale of Steve Rogers, a 90lb man with too many health ailments to be enlisted in the army, but is eventually transformed into a super soldier.  Jeff notes how the character is reborn into his new life once the physical transformation takes place, however his closest relationships with his best friend Bucky & with Peggy, his love interest, remain the same despite the new circumstances of his life.</p><p> </p><p><i>True Story! Despite Sebastian Stan (Buck) and Chris Evans (Captain America) being the same height, the director used camera tricks to make Evans appear taller than Stan.</i></p><p><br /> </p><p>Following these reviews, Heather and Jeff dive into commonalities between the two works such as leveling up, pro’s & cons of a rebirth, acceptance from others, letting go of the past, and seizing new opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Listen in to hear Jeff and Heather’s candid thoughts on the masterpiece scenes of each story, how <i>T