It is your responsibility to locate and borrow/rent the film you will view and analyze for this assignment.

Movie Choices:

Grace is Gone
A Single Man
Summer Hours
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Hours
Beloved
Fried Green Tomatoes
Girl Interrupted
Mystic River
Caramel
First, view one of the movies listed. Then, in a paper of 5-7 pages (double spaced with 1″ margins) answer the following questions: (Remember, I’ve seen the film. I’m not looking for a written account of what happened in the movie. As you are answering the questions, connect the film to what you are reading for this class and integrate that into your paper. The integration of reading material is a must for every paper.)

What are the losses in this movie?
What stage of loss can you identify in two of the main characters?
What behaviors are used to mitigate, ignore or deal with the losses? Does this succeed in doing so?
Explain any rituals used and link them to the cultural context of the movie.
How does culture influence the characters and their responses to the loss, their attention to one another and to society?
https://www.studypool.com/uploads/questions/116785/20150422011407wolfelt_chapter_3.pdf
Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D. 1994 – Helping Children Cope with Grief