The movie It's a Wonderful Life is considered a holiday classic. Both a testament to the power of friends and the depiction of George Bailey's realization that his life is more meaningful than he ever knew, it is often held up as the consummate "feel-good" movie. The film's takeaway is that George Bailey's life is wonderful, but can the same be said for other characters? This loosely connected collection of glimpses into the lives of secondary characters?Clarence Odbody, the bumbling angel; Mr. Gower, the town pharmacist; Martini, the local tavern owner and Nick, his bartender; Marty Hatch, George's brother-in-law; Violet Bick, the town's "fun girl"; and Pete Bailey, George's older son?suggests that, while one life can be wonderful, the lives of others can lack wonder altogether. The author's foreword offers a broader conclusion to be drawn from both the heralded movie and the imagined stories of other persons in Bedford Falls.