In Persepolis the grandmother said, "Be true to your culture" to me this means that she (persepolis) needs to follow the traditions of her culture. Meaning don't branch out and be different. Do as you're told, and follow the path that was made for you. But Persepolis didn't follow what her grandmother told her at first. She got into the wrong crowd and started making poor decisions. Such as getting into drugs. So she didn't necessarily listen to her grandmother.
Another protagonist would be Olive from "Little Miss Sunshine". She was true to herself more than anyone. She did what she really wanted which was a beauty pageant. Even though she didn't really fit in. She followed her heat and he desires even if someone else didn't believe in her or put her down. When her dad said she would get fat if she ate the ice cream, she still ate it because she wanted to and no one could stop her. Even though the rest of her family was there on her side supporting her, although that will ALWAYS help.
But overall most of the protagonists throughout the films we watched stayed pretty true to themselves. Yes they had their ups and downs but overall no one could stop them from what they really wanted to do whatever that may be. This should be a lesson to all though, to follow your dream because no one can stop you but yourself. Don't give up because you can achieve whatever you put your mind to.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Essay #1: Create a Cultural Bridge
The character i choose to relate to myself was Olive from "Little Miss Sunshine". I believe we have a lot in common. Yes, its probably because we have basically the same culture but i believe it goes deeper than that, it goes to character. I believe we have a lot of the same morals and perspective on life and people. Olive is roughly eight or nine years old compared to me, being sixteen almost seventeen. This could mean either she acts older than she really is, or I'm just young at heart, OR a combination of the two which i personally think it is.
First I'll start by comparing our families, which are so similar its scary. Our families consist of four immediate family members, a mother, father, brother, and then Olive and I. We are both middle class families who struggle to get by. In the movie the family cant afford to take a plane to the beauty pageant so they drive. Our family is similar in that aspect. My dad has to fly a lot for work so he get those trips free, but he's going by himself. We can barely ever go on trips where we all fly. We might go once a year or less depending on what the situation is for why we are flying. We would drive but neither of our cars would work. My dad has an SUV that guzzles gas and my mother has a Volkswagen beetle that can only fit four people without there stuff. But Olives family has a Volkswagen Van from the hippie age so it get better gas mileage but throughout the trip more and more things go wrong with it and it breaks down.
The father is trying to start up his own business by coaching people on how to be better. My mother does basically the same, she is a leadership consultant/coach. But her business actually profits whereas Olive's fathers business doesn't. And then Olive's mother brings in most of the money just like my dad does.
She (olive) has one sibling who is an older brother. He's a bit of a bully but that the job of a brother, but deep down and a lot of the time it shows that he really cares for and love Olive. For me i have one full related sibling and he's also my older brother and same goes for him, he loves me but picks on me big time. So we bother have two parents that fight (not necessarily in a bad way) and one older brother.
In Olives family the grandpa is a huge drug addict. Drugs are a big part in this movie. Because eventually the grandfather dies of an overdose. The same thing happened this year to my family but instead of my grandfather it was my favorite cousin who overdosed, so this movie really hit home in that aspect.
Then Olive has an uncle who is suicidal and has to depend on their family to help keep him safe for awhile. It was a little harder for me to relate to this part. But it just shows that family is always there for you. Which also goes for my family (most of the time). For example, my grandfather is basically blind and partially deaf, but he still has big violin gigs. So my family takes turns driving him so he can keep doing what he loves.
Our character is the same. We bother love life and try to smile all the time. We both go for what we want no matter what the obstacles are. We do what w love. Where we're told we cant do something we prove that person wrong. Sometimes we look silly and embarrass ourselves but our families are always there to back us up.
Olive and I have a lot in common from family to our own moral characters. We are from two totally different parts of the United States. But we're still so much alike. It goes to show, no matter where your from or where you live, as a kid and a teenager there are still so many people like yo and in some what of the same situation you are in.
First I'll start by comparing our families, which are so similar its scary. Our families consist of four immediate family members, a mother, father, brother, and then Olive and I. We are both middle class families who struggle to get by. In the movie the family cant afford to take a plane to the beauty pageant so they drive. Our family is similar in that aspect. My dad has to fly a lot for work so he get those trips free, but he's going by himself. We can barely ever go on trips where we all fly. We might go once a year or less depending on what the situation is for why we are flying. We would drive but neither of our cars would work. My dad has an SUV that guzzles gas and my mother has a Volkswagen beetle that can only fit four people without there stuff. But Olives family has a Volkswagen Van from the hippie age so it get better gas mileage but throughout the trip more and more things go wrong with it and it breaks down.
The father is trying to start up his own business by coaching people on how to be better. My mother does basically the same, she is a leadership consultant/coach. But her business actually profits whereas Olive's fathers business doesn't. And then Olive's mother brings in most of the money just like my dad does.
She (olive) has one sibling who is an older brother. He's a bit of a bully but that the job of a brother, but deep down and a lot of the time it shows that he really cares for and love Olive. For me i have one full related sibling and he's also my older brother and same goes for him, he loves me but picks on me big time. So we bother have two parents that fight (not necessarily in a bad way) and one older brother.
In Olives family the grandpa is a huge drug addict. Drugs are a big part in this movie. Because eventually the grandfather dies of an overdose. The same thing happened this year to my family but instead of my grandfather it was my favorite cousin who overdosed, so this movie really hit home in that aspect.
Then Olive has an uncle who is suicidal and has to depend on their family to help keep him safe for awhile. It was a little harder for me to relate to this part. But it just shows that family is always there for you. Which also goes for my family (most of the time). For example, my grandfather is basically blind and partially deaf, but he still has big violin gigs. So my family takes turns driving him so he can keep doing what he loves.
Our character is the same. We bother love life and try to smile all the time. We both go for what we want no matter what the obstacles are. We do what w love. Where we're told we cant do something we prove that person wrong. Sometimes we look silly and embarrass ourselves but our families are always there to back us up.
Olive and I have a lot in common from family to our own moral characters. We are from two totally different parts of the United States. But we're still so much alike. It goes to show, no matter where your from or where you live, as a kid and a teenager there are still so many people like yo and in some what of the same situation you are in.
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