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Paper Instructions:

Watch the film Crash.

Write a 3 page critical analysis of the film in relation to the themes covered this semester. Think about the issues addressed in the film (subtle and not-so-subtle).  Were there characters that you could connect to the film?

Use your readings and/or the text as references, as needed. Feel free to bring in outside sources if you choose. Whatever materials you use should be listed in a bibliography. Be specific in your comments and cite examples List below are some questions to help you write. You do not have to answer all of them in your paper but these are the types of things to consider. Do not simply write out answers to each question. This a 3-4 page paper.

1. What “issues’ are addressed in this film? i.e. race, class, stereotypes etc.…

2. What character(s), event, or theme did you resonate with? Why? Are there any characters you find it harder to identify with? Why?

3.What situation or scene affected you the most? Why?

4.Some criticized the film for reinforcing" stereotypes instead of eliminating"

them. What do you think this movie accomplishes?

5. What role did anger or hurt play in how the characters treated each other?

6. Do you think racism is this overt and obvious or more subtle and covert? Can you give examples?

7. Not all discrimination in the film is based on race-what other types of harassment do you see and how are you made to feel about it?

8. Which attempts at redemption in the film are most ironic and what do they show?

9. How did language barriers create problems in this film?

10. Which stereotypes (if any) do you feel are supported by what you have experienced in your lifetime? What about your worldview affirms the suggestions about each of the various subgroups identified in the film?


. Text:Rothenberg, Paula, and Kelly Mayhew. Race, Class, And Gender in The United States: An Integrated Study, 9th Edition. New York: Worth Publishers, 2014. ISBN-10: 1-4292-4217-5 Reading from Text: Race, Class and Gender in the U.S., Part I, pages 22-53; 54-69; and 104-109,The Social Construction of Difference, p 7-12; Chap 1: Racial Formation pp 13-22