Yes, I believe the ficus is meant to represent us. It is a coming-of-age story. The rolling of the plant as it shoots out roots seems to symbolize our childhood selves, desperately anchoring any way we can while we are tossed and turned by an ever-changing world.
But of course, we cannot hold on forever. For failure to move is failure to live.
Each time the ficus falls, we face a difficult choice: do we start over, or do we give up?
20/5 stars for making me relive my childhood.