4-27/ 4-28 2010 Sarafina!

Lesson:
We viewed the film Sarafina!
If absent, please rent the movie and answer the questions on the study guide below:

South Africa: Global Literature Name: ____________________
Sarafina!
A. Please identify the following quotes. Who said them and what do they reveal about the movie’s themes?

1. “I’d rather die like him than live like you.”

Spoken by _______________ to __________________.
What does this say about the theme?




2. See what they’ve done Nelson? They’ve filled me with hate...but not enough. I have to be so full of hate, there’s no room for anything else.”

Spoken by ______________ to __________________.
What does this say about the theme?




B. Critical Thinking:

1. What is the message of Sarafina? Support your answer with specific examples from the movie.






2. What would you have done if you had been in Sarafina’s position?







3. One of the central questions in the movie Sarafina is whether violence was necessary in the fight to end Apartheid in South Africa. What do you think? Does the fact that the government/police used violence influence your opinion? How far would you go to defend your human rights?



HMWK:
Work on your final South Africa project