Examples Of Imperialism In Hotel Rwanda

The movie Hotel Rwanda takes place in Rwanda, Africa. During the movie genocide or the deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a particular ethnic group or nation, was occurring. In this case it was happening between the Tutsi and Hutu. The genocide affects the citizens in Hotel Rwanda especially Paul Rusesabagina. In Rwanda at the beginning of the genocide the population was about 6 million people. Hutus took up much more of a population then Tutsis did (Hutu 85 percent and Tutsi 15 percent). Both of these ethnic groups were similar having the same culture and even talking the same language. The big distinction between these two groups didn’t come forward until the European colonialism. The Belgians favored the Tutsis

On April 6, 1994 the genocide was ignited. A Hutu president’s (Juvenal Habyarimana) plane was shot down killing him. Of course the blame was put on Tutsi rebels. Within a few hours Tutsis were being killed by Hutu militia known as the Interahamwe. At first they only went after the Tutsi business and political elite but soon they went after Tutsi citizens. Only a few weeks pasted and the killing of Tutsis spread much to Rwandan countryside. Hutu peasants were demanded to kill Tutsi neighbors and if they refused they would get killed themselves. At the peak of the genocide the number of people getting killed a day was

It showed how they had to live in fear, not knowing if they will live or die. This mostly goes for the Tutsi population but Hutus were impacted as well. One reason is some had to kill even though they didn’t want to. Both had to see, smell and hear the killing of people everywhere. Or risk their lives sheltering people during the hundred days of slaughter. One man who did this was Paul Rusesabagina. Paul risked his own life to save the Tutsis when he was on the bus with them. A guard gave him a gun and told him to shot the cockroaches (the Tutsi people on the bus) Paul thought killing was unacceptable even if he might die because he declined what the guard told him. Paul had to spend his own money and bribe the guard and this would continue for a while. Rusesabagina would use money or by alcohol to bribe the Hutu soldiers and militia to stay outside his gates. Soon everyone had to flee the hotel. Paul and his family had to go to a refugee camp. They soon learned that many of their family died, including his wife Tatiana’s father. Paul will have to live with the deaths of his close family forever. Paul and Tatiana had to adopt their nieces and care for them because they became orphaned during the