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In the movie Finding Nemo, new parents Marlin and Coral have a baby fish named Nemo. Dory is the hero of the movie because she finds the mask with the address of where Nemo is and she helps Marlin keep his hopes up. The parents take Nemo to the first day of school and Nemo is right away identified as an adventurous character. Once Nemo arrives with his dad to school, he quickly introduces himself and takes a risk of touching a fish hook. Nemo then gets taken by a diver and Marlin says: “They took him away. I have to find the boat.” This sets up the major conflict in the movie, Nemo is lost and Marlin is determined to find his son. As a loving father, Marlin’s primary concern is that he has lost his son forever. However, he finds the future hero of the movie, Dory. Secondly, Nemo’s new classmates express that they are worried as well. “Oh my gosh! Nemo’s swimming out to
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Marlin runs into a forgetful fish named Dory who is credited for leading the path to Nemo. First, they run into sharks who appear to be friendly, but one of the sharks becomes extra hungry for some fish. Marlin and Dory become horrified. The two other sharks try to hold the hungry shark back, but it ends up being a chase. “It has been three weeks since my last fish,” says the shark. The sharks are hungry for Marlin and Dory, but they use their solid swimming to outswim the sharks. Additionally, the sharks turn out to be just one of the many problems that Marlin and Dory will have to face in order to find Nemo. Later on, Dory finds a mask with the address of where Nemo is being brought. Unfortunately, Dory drops the mask with the address and all of the excitement has been lost. “Quick! Grab the mask!...You dropped it! That was my only chance of finding my son, now it’s gone.” Initially, Marlin and Dory had an outstanding chance at seeing Nemo again. After Dory lost the mask, the resolution

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