2. In the movie Finding Nemo, the writer develops the theme of independence in order to convey the importance of growing into who we are as individuals.

3.  The theme of independence is developed first when Nemo’s dad is overprotective.

4.  This is shown when Nemo’s father won’t let him go to the drop off.

5.  Nemo wants the freedom to have normal childhood experiences that his father is too afraid to allow him to have.

6.  This relates to the human condition, because all of us have experienced the need to freely express ourselves as individuals.