Anna: The Courage to Keep Loving
There is something about Anna in Frozen that is easy to overlook because Elsa’s story is so big. Elsa has the magical powers, the ice palace, and the struggle with fear and control. Anna seems almost ordinary beside her. She is awkward, impulsive, hopeful, funny, and sometimes far too trusting. But the more I think about Anna, the more I realize that she possesses something every bit as powerful as Elsa’s magic. Anna has an extraordinary ability to keep loving, even when loving has hurt her. Anna grows up on the other side of Elsa’s closed door. She doesn’t understand why the sister who once played with her suddenly stopped letting her in. She doesn’t remember the accident that changed everything. She only knows that someone she loves has disappeared behind a door, and she desperately wants her back. She keeps knocking, keeps asking, and keeps hoping that someday the door will open again. I think there is something especially painful about being shut out when you don’t...