Although the lives of individuals are influenced heavily by their own values, customs and culture, what many can relate to are the expectations and moral guidelines set onto them by their families and communities. The cultural traditions and social expectations of contemporary families hinder the growth and potential of an individual, particularly those of younger generations wishing to discover a deeper sense of self and personal beliefs. In the film, Bend It Like Beckham directed by Gurinder Chadha depicts the lives of two very culturally different girls (Jess and Jules) living with the same struggle of finding one’s own identity combined with following the outdated expectations of their families that hold them back. Through the lives of …show more content…
Jess’s continued pursuit of football is perceived by her mother as being oppositional or rebellious, rather than a career choice or dream. The generational differences between Jess and her mother are transparent when her mother questions, “What family would want a daughter-in-law who can run around kicking a football all day but can’t make round chapatis?”(Mrs. Bhamra). In Jess’s culture, it is expected that marriage be a top priority, which her mother stress over any other aspects of Jess’s life. This idea of marriage is stemmed from her family's desire for security and comfortability, which Jess is very unconcerned about during this period of her life. Mrs. Bhamra’s traditional beliefs cause her to be unaware of her daughters true potential which in turn hinders their relationship. Jess’s sister also has trouble recognizing the differences of Jess and her family when she asks, “Jess don’t you want all of this? This is the best day of your life, innit?” in which Jess replies, “I want more than this”(Pinky/Jess). Although typically girls in Indian culture dream of the day they are wed, Jess does not fit into this social understanding which creates a barrier between her and the other women of her
Janie's outlook on life stems from the system of beliefs that her grandmother, Nanny instills in her during life. These beliefs include how women should act in a society and in a marriage. Nanny and her daughter, Janie's mother, were both raped and left with bastard children, this experience is the catalyst for Nanny’s desire to see Janie be married of to a well-to-do gentleman. She desires to see Janie married off to a well to do gentleman because she wants to see that Janie is well cared for throughout her life.
The average person wants one thing more than anything else, and that thing is to belong. Usha, a young girl from Calcutta, is no different. Already trying the find her place in the world, Usha must now assimilate into cultural society within the United States. Usha’s uncle, Pranab Kaku, came from Calcutta as well having first come to America, his experiences start off worse than Usha’s, which causes him to join the family in an act of social grouping. With the Old World trying to pull them back and the New World just out of reach, both must overcome tradition and develop their own personal values.
Mukherjee then begins to compare and contrast her sister in a subject-by-subject organization. She states, “…she clings passionately to her Indian citizenship and hopes to go home to India when she...
Girls Like Us is an intimate portrayal concerning four girls who grew up all with different ethnic backgrounds and various forms of parental guidence. Anna Chau is Vietnames with strict parents and good beliefs, Lisa Bronca is a Caucasion Catholic, De'Yonna Moore is African-American with strong goals who lives with her Grandma and Raelene Cox is a young white girl who comes from a broken home with little parental guidence. Girls Like Us shows examples of structural functionism, and conflict theory, as well as symbolic interactionalism. This movie really intersted me because I actually got to see each of these girls grow up. This film also contained implications for the science of sociology.
A traditional extended family living in Northern India can become acquainted through the viewing of Dadi’s family. Dadi, meaning grandmother in Hindu, lets us explore her family up close and personal as we follow the trials and tribulations the family encounters through a daily basis. The family deals with the span of three generations and their conflicting interpretations of the ideal family life. Dadi lets us look at the family as a whole, but the film opens our eyes particularly on the women and the problems they face. The film inspects the women’s battle to secure their status in their family through dealing with a patriarchal mentality. The women also are seen attempting to exert their power, and through it all we are familiarized to
Jhumpa Lahiri, the author of the story, “The Third and Final Continent,” grew up being aware of conflicting expectations from two different countries. As Jhumpa mentioned, “I was expected to be Indian by Indians and Americans by Americans (Lahiri, pg 50).” The Third and Final Continent leaves the reader with a positive notion of the immigrant experience in America. The narrator recalls his school days in London, rooming with other foreign Bengalis, and trying to settle in this new world. He talks about how when he was 36 years old when his own marriage was arranged and he first flew to Calcutta, to attend his wedding. This statement is unique because it depicts the differences between an American culture and an Indian culture. At the time of marriage he is 36 years old and he didn’t pick who he wanted to get married to. Marriage in India is something that most parents set compared to other countries where they can marry someone of choice. Indians settle down by an arranged marriage ma...
Her realization that she is not alone in her oppression brings her a sense of freedom. It validates her emerging thoughts of wanting to rise up and shine a light on injustice. Her worries about not wanting to grow up because of the harsh life that awaits her is a common thought among others besides the people in her community. As she makes friends with other Indians in other communities she realizes the common bonds they share, even down to the most basic such as what they eat, which comforts her and allows her to empathize with them.
The movie has its sociocultural aspect of the families in the movie is more interaction and been supportive for one another. It seems to be a culture for the family to always reunite at some point in their life to cherish and love each other. The community where Madea and Vanessa lives is quite different and lower class type of environment compared to where her mother Victoria and sister Lisa resides. Victoria is self centered in her communication by only caring about what benefits her whenever she has conversation with her daughters.
Janie was with a variety of men throughout her life but she only allowed three of them to wed her. She faced many negative opinions, judgments, and misfortune; however, she was still capable of moving forward despite it all. Janie was born into a world in which her looks made it easy for her, but also was her downfall. Many guys looked at Janie as just a beautiful woman—no more. None of them could connect with her on an intellectual level or valued what she really had to offer, except Tea Cake. Janie’s lack of maternal and paternal relationships with her parents left her seeking to be loved. Although, Nanny Crawford, Janie’s grandmother, did her best to raise her; Janie still had emptiness in her heart. Janie showed her disregard for her own happiness when she agreed to an arranged marriage to Logan Killicks, set-up by the grandmother. Nanny Crawford felt that love was...
Her fictional stories represent this relationship dynamic in the real world exceptionally well. Relationships featuring a younger and older figure, not by age, but by personality, often fail. In Indian culture, women often cannot make the choice of a partner themselves due to arranged marriages in which they meet their husband at a young age. In these cases of relationships, women are required to be submissive and are thought of as inferior to society. Misogyny in India should be undoubtedly put to an end, but to make that happen people need to accept women as equals. In any culture, a partner should not act like a parent, because they often end up to be too controlling and restrictive. They should not act like a teenager either and be mature in handling adult responsibilities. Relationships go exceptionally better if there is trust but also a level of
After the two top players finished the finals, they were to travel to the United States to train for a try out for major league teams. Although culture shock is one way of describing the two individuals’ experience, both in the end has an overall positive experience with acculturation. I selected this movie because, I believe culturally emerging oneself into new traditions and
Within our families and friends whom we do identify with develops many different forms of culture, based on the environment we grew up with. The film “Toys” by Barry Levinson, is based on a toy factory that Leslie's father created, but when his father turns ill and turns the rights of the company go to his uncle, a war-mongering general who tries to take over the company by planning to build military weapons disguised as toys. The film shows how different ways culture are used even within an family that don’t always get along.
The film “Bend it like Beckham ” by Gurinder Chadha shows concepts of how people are treated differently based on their race and identity. The representation of these concepts shows and influenced by how they change an individual's life of the environment. The main character, Jessminder lives in an Indian household, struggles between her and cultural barriers. The film shows how Jess shapes herself because of her environmental surroundings. The themes that are presented throughout the film are; Sexism, cultural barriers and friendship. Through the use of visual techniques such as camera angles/shots, this shows the emotion of the protagonist. Therefore the decisions that the main character chooses are shaped by her environmental surroundings.
Different forms of stereotypes can be seen virtually everywhere. The movie English Vinglish (2012), directed and written by Gauri Shinde, explores the importance of the English language. The movie depicts the concepts of language and shows the stereotype attributes and how it influences the main character 's conflicts and the atmosphere in which she operates. The protagonist, Shashi Godbole, struggles with the English language and eventually enrolls in a 4-week English-speaking course to stop her daughter and her husband from mocking She eventually earns self-confidence and self-respect at the end. Stereotypes exist in every society and it is important for people to understand cultural implications and differences and not to have prejudice views against a specific culture.
In the movie Bend It like Beckham there are a lot of factors showing the environment shapes who we are and who were meant to be. These influence our character’s actions and behaviours towards each other and their families. Although there are many scenes showing the environment shaping jess and Jules there are still numerous scenes where jess and Jules are truly themselves. In scene two of the analysis, we can see how the environment jess lives in has ultimately changed who she is.