For SFL 354, I viewed the movie Under the Same Moon, with the intention to notice hardships of race, age, or ethnicity one of the main characters went through with which I could relate. Media like the movie I watched has so much to teach us regarding our place in society compared to others... It's enlightening and encouraging how much we can begin to understand others and their struggles when we are given a piece of their perspective. Here are a few lines from my report:
My heart was so
full as I saw little Carlitos’ struggle with neglect and search for a secure
attachment as he suffered the consequences of his family’s income level
combined with ethnicity and age.
I was particularly touched by his maturity
throughout the process of being tossed from his family’s place in Mexico, to
being in the care of strangers, to reuniting with his mother on his own. How
could someone so young encounter such traumatic events in a relatively calm
manner?
Being disrespected and even oppressed due to
things outside of my control was, and still is, very frustrating for me because
of the sense of hopelessness it has placed on me as it did Carlitos throughout
the whole process of looking for his mom. Because family is such an important
aspect in my personal religious culture and his Mexican culture, feeling
displaced in that unit is especially scaring as it also pertains to the
important human developmental attachment.
After viewing this film, I can
recognize that I am better able to empathize for others’ oppression such as the
character Carlitos’ search for secure attachment as a result of his racial,
socioeconomic, and age struggles, because of this opportunity of introspection
of my own oppression experiences.
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