Movie Reflection

After watching the movie, I was very surprised to see that women were not valued in the society for example, the husband cared more about the gender of the baby than the mothers and the baby wellbeing. The husband is very disappointed after finding the baby is a girl “enough girls now, we need a boy.” (Winnie Mandela, 2012). Becoming more aware of cultural differences, I learn to acknowledge their cultural beliefs without imposing my own cultural beliefs and understand that it is their cultural tradition. The way the police informants were set on fire with a tire around their neck alive was surprising and bothering, furthermore the killing of the little boy was disturbing as there is no concrete evidence for his death. I felt that this is cruelty and goes against my practices and culture where there is court and justice system. Also surprising is the number of babies abandoned at the care center.

The classroom is an open field where there are no tables or desks, but the kids are learning and knowledgeable, for example Winnie reciting the Shakespeare phrase was both intriguing and engaging. I was making my own assumption that these kid’s environment was not conductive for learning in the middle of open field, sitting on the ground, standing on some days in addition to cattle’s grazing at a distance, This reinforced my cultural awareness that assumptions are wrong and that vulnerable population will use the available resources and lack of classroom, desks, did not halt the kid’s education. This is a learning lesson for all of us that we cannot judge based on our assumptions. I was also intrigued when I observed the bride keeping a piece of wedding cake in a