... to Jean and Don Gregorio in prison. They make the audience put themselves in the feet of the characters, which can easily be done since both film are realistic and universal in portraying betrayal and war, matters found in every region of the world. "Goodbye, children" was uttered by the Father Superior quite a few times to the students as he was leaving with the guards. Being the title of the film, it means that this is symbolic. The phrase could mean an end to the innocence of the children since they had been exposed to the cruelty of reality at that time. This also includes an end to security and education that the children needed and enjoyed in the boarding school since the school's reputation had been tainted and, thus, closed. "Goodbye, children" means farewell to a sheltered-life and hello to the reality of war. The Butterfly's Tongue, on ...

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