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Marley And Me And Hooch Analysis
In the films Marley and Me and Turner and Hooch, the main characters are the dogs. In Marley and Me the dog, Marley, is seen as a destructive and untrainable animal, and so is Hooch. Both of these dogs share the traits of being lovable but a bit too much to handle. The recurring theme in each film is the strength that love gives, especially the love of an animal companion. Marley brought the couple together in hardships, but also comforted them separately. We see John Groger have several fallouts with his wife Jenny, and he would take Marley out for solicity. When Jane ended up losing her first child, Marley nuzzled up against her as she wept onto him. In Turner and Hooch, Hooch was just as frustrating and destructive, but in the end he ends

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