Woody

So we have watched Toy Story 3 twice in the last week in my room... and I've recognized some of our class topics coming up in the movie. I'm trying to figure out whether or not Woody is altruistic. I think he might be. Andy chooses Woody to take to college and ops to put the rest of the toys in the attic. His mom ends up donating them to the Sunnyside Daycare which is ruled by an evil purpley teddy bear, Lotso. When Woody discovers what is happening to his friends, he returns to Sunnyside determined to break out his friends. Like we talked about today in class, Woody is doing this in plain knowledge of the fact that he will be in big trouble with Lotso if he is caught, probably spending the rest of his life in the Caterpillar Room (the younger kids that destroy toys, keep up with your Disney movies). Eventually Woody succeeds and even ends up with all of his toy friends at Bonnie's house to live happily ever after with a new owner.
On the other hand we have Lotso, the evil dictator of Sunnyside Daycare. He is the epitome of selfishness. His selfishness is a result of being replaced as  a toy in his past so now he runs Sunnyside under the notion that toys are made to be thrown out and toy's owners never have and never will love them. This also seems to tie into our recent discussions. Lotso seems to think that there is no point in life because no owner loves their toys, so that becomes his meaning in life; to make sure that all toys understand that and to make sure that he is in control. He even uses Woody's altruism to save himself and then tries to get Woody killed. This is a prime example of an unexamined life. Lotso's anger clouds his vision in life but gets back at him when he is strapped to the front of a tractor trailer truck at the end of the movie.