Cultural Norm In Gran Torino

Gran Torino is one of those films with an outstanding and significant topic presented to its viewers. The character of Walt is introduced as a bitter old man who does not seem to have loving emotions. Living in a low income and immigrant populated neighborhood, the audience is exposed to a different and perhaps unknown perspective, such as Hmong’s cultural norms.
Walt, a Korean War veteran man was full of anger towards everyone. His lack of egotism, principles, and discipline are revolting. He has seen and experiences many things throughout his life, which made him realize Americans from the Baby Boomers can’t’ understand his ways. He doesn’t have a good relationship with his own children or grandchildren and saw no point in trying to change them. As a result, based on various events throughout the movie, these children had no idea what is chivalry, bravery or what it is to be a real man. Therefore, he couldn’t connect with them because all there cared about was themselves. In their lives they never had to suffer or had to confront the kinds of hardship that have strengthen his character and that of his neighbors.

He sees that these parents who care most deeply for doing the right thing and that the children respect their elders and wish to learn from them. These are people who hold their children accountable, even under easier lifestyle circumstances. Due to this, Walt comes to realize that he has more in common with the Asian children then he does with his own children. Perhaps to some degree blames himself and reflects back through wisdom that having enabled his own children he helped to facilitate their selfishness and lack of