Comparison of Lucy in "I Am Sam" to Elie Wiesel of "Night"

Love's Battle
Throughout life, there are many struggles we must all face. In order to overcome these struggles, one must oftentimes depend on strong family bonds. In "I Am Sam", a mentally handicapped man, Sam Dawson, has a girl, Lucy Diamond Dawson, with a homeless woman, who leaves as soon as Lucy is born. After a fateful incident at a surprise birthday party for Lucy, the court takes away Lucy. Now Sam must fight alongside a reluctant lawyer, Rita Harrison, against society's protests that a retarded father is incapable of taking care of a child. …