Siciliano talks about how La Haine explores the lingering effect of French colonialism. She talks about the the influx of immigrants from colonies to Paris in search of employment after World War Two. Banlieues was introduced to meet the increasing demand for housing shortage. Many of these immigrant are low skilled industrial worker. During the process of French deindustrialization, those workers are unable to find alternative employment. Therefore, these workers and their children become trapped in the banlieues. Siciliano also points out that while many activists seek to fight the system of oppression using a notion of “ a collective French identity”, they fail to realize that to self identify as French for the immigrants is to identify …show more content…
We see the character miss the last train to the banlieues and wonder around the city. They have nowhere to go. They are the outsiders. The schedule of train are designed to trap the people in the banlieues. Siciliano claims that the existence of banlieues polarizes the city and the suburb. She states that La Haine stresses on the subject of neo-racism in France. Unlike traditional racism, Neo-racism targets people who are culturally different rather than those who are biologically different. As a result, poor people are equally likely to experience racism and police brutality. In La Haine, The youth fails to fit in the Urban area due to the cultural differences. Hence, they are alienated and chased by the police. In the scene when a DJ projects his remix though the window, the camera travels out of the window and looks over the housing project. The bird’s eye view of the project creates a sense of claustrophobia, adding to the feeling of isolation and confinement. The separation of the city and the suburb begins with plan to clear poverty from city centers. De-industrialization further creates the distinction between the city and the suburbs. Economical desperation leads to crimes and violence. Sliverstein asserts that the violence will continue, and the condition will be worse if the French government continues to use heavy policing to resolve youth riots instead of applying structural
After setting up the colony and its impact Blower focuses on the political ramifications. Parisian politics were significantly impacted and shaped by the weight of American tourists, and Blower dedicates her second section to outlining such changes. These changes start with the famous Sacco-Vanzetti riots, caused by the American justice system executing Italian immigrants Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco. Such riots cause a desire for more peace keeping forces, giving rise to Prefect Chiappe. The next chapter is on Prefect Chiappe’s domineering police force and its impact on the colony and native
This book talks about the immigrants in the early 1900’s. The book describes how they live their daily lives in New York City. It helped me a lot on Riis photographs and his writings on to better understand the book and the harsh reality this people lived. This comes to show us that life is not that easy and it will cost us work to succeed.
... many immigrants faced discrimination, thus leaving them no choice but to live in the slums of some areas and try fight their way up to success.
The “new” immigrants came over hungry for work and were willing to work for a fraction of what the “old” immigrants would. The “new” immigrants came in unskilled and unaccustomed to American society, took the “old” immigrants jobs and shook up their neighborhoods; this created much tension between the two groups. Riis like others, hated some ethnic groups more than others, and in How the Other Half Lives establishes a general hierarchy placing the “old” immigrants on the top, groups such as Germans, Irish and the English. In the middle Riis ranks the Italians, Jews, and blacks. On the bottom of the ladder Riis places the Chinese.
There are many cumulative events that have influenced Western Civilization reflective in today’s modern world, but the most impactful was the French Revolution. Western Civilization has many historic milestones building to the world as we know it, but none set such broad themes that are felt in our everyday life. Many of these themes have become so ingrained into the way we live that we can’t understand a world without them. For this reason, the effects of the French Revolution molded the westernized world more so than any other event. I consider the French Revolution the catalyst to how our world is shaped today. It’s ideas and events continue to echo through our lives century after century.
Although I have read this book before, I still enjoy reading the stories of the hardship and challenges the immigrants overcame. Issues such as drugs and discrimination have been addressed in the book and the response the victims of such issues got from the concerned authorities in relation to their complaints. The book is based on narrations of real time events and the stereotypes that put the immigrants on the wrong side of the law almost all the time. Additionally, the need for reform can be seen from this novel where immigrants themselves echo their dissatisfaction with the current state of things in the US.
When the Italians came to Canada, they had many Obstacles moving into a different area. In 1901, many articles were revealed about Italians labors being unfair at work. Labors were misled through this system at labor camps or find themselves unemployed and were not considered labors in many Canada’s major cities. In 1902, the government of Italy sent a tour to report on Italian’s workers in Canada. This report talked about the harsh problems labors to suffer in Canada so, the Italian government suggested that Italian migration to Canada should be suspended. After WW1, the Canadian government took a legal action to immigration. A new law passed to decrease th...
The film, La Haine is depicts the unserviceable life of Vinz, Hubert, and Eisten. Since we watched it as a class, implies that, the film is accessible to the public and there are many unteachable films like La Haine on You Tube for anyone to download. Others may watch the film just for relaxation. People whose consciences are well form will perceive it positively. Those with well-formed consciences will positively noticed that as a youth, studies or work leads to a fruitful life, so as not to end up being a bastard. Another lesson that stands out in the film is; one crime leads to another, and just like Vinz, one may end up losing his/her life in a shameful manner. Thirdly, Vinz, Hubert and Einsten were not positively supportive to each other. In life, it is better to stay without a friend than to have awful friends whose mission is to negatively sway each other into
The French Revolution evokes many different emotions and controversial issues in that some believe it was worth the cost and some don't. There is no doubt that the French Revolution did have major significance in history. Not only did the French gain their independence, but an industrial revolution also took place. One of the main issues of the Revolution was it's human costs. Two writers, the first, Peter Kropotkin who was a Russian prince, and the other Simon Schama, a history professor, both had very opposing views on whether the wars fought by France during the Revolution were worth it's human costs. Krapotkin believed that the French Revolution was the main turning point for not only France but for most other countries as well. On the other hand, Schama viewed the French Revolution as unproductive and excessively violent.
Unlike many other European countries that sought out the territory in Southeast Asia merely for increasing their power through trade, the French first began interactions with the region as early as the 17th century. Alexandre De Rhodes began an expedition to the Southeast Asia region with the desire to expand the Jesuit missionaries throughout the region to further their belief. For many years until the 18th century, the Jesuits expanded and created many missionaries throughout the region. The 18th century had brought an astronomical expansion in the trading markets throughout Europe and Asia as all the European superpowers began colonizing all of Southeast Asia to further their trading “empires.” The French would also begin to participate, not at the same level as countries such as the Netherlands or Great Britain, but more in moderation. At that time the French believed to confine their participation in Southeast Asia to religious advancement and moderate trading. It wasn’t until the 19th century until things would begin to take a turn and the French would become a major participant in Vietnam’s history.
Cartwright implicates the tyrannical European governments for cruelly oppressing and exploiting their people, thereby instilling actions that predispose the Irish immigrants prior to arrival in America. In these European cities “where bread is dear, fuel scarce, the winter cold, and wages low,” the poor are forced to take measures to ensure their survival (Cartwright 298). Cartwright points out that the Irish continue some of these habits once in New Orleans. Behaviors such as “crowding together in small confined rooms,” and “closing the doors and windows to keep the cold out,” are inappropriate given their ability to breed and help spread yellow fever (307). However, they are not faults of the immigrants themselves, but ramifications of the immigrants’ homeland governments. Unable to afford fuel to heat their homes due to the excessively inflated rent, the Irish relied on shielding themselves from the cold in these confined and unventilated spaces to maximize body heat. True products of their abusive political system, the Irish are not the sole guilty party as Brennan argues, since many incriminating and explanatory factors are outside of their
Kessner, Thomas and Betty Boyd Caroli, “Today’s Immigrants, Their Stories.” Kiniry and Rose 343-346. Print.
Many of these Irish immigrants had no skills, no previous experience and no money. They also had only a few clothes and little hope as well as little education. In hopes to finding better times and opportunities, however, instead they encountered times no better than the conditions they left behind in Ireland. The living conditions were not glamorous or even comfortable. Often times t...
When Italian immigrants came to America, many were not welcomed in the communities of the Germans and Irish. The neighborhoods that the Itali...
The French Revolution had many causes. According to the historian, French people revolted because they were, “intelligent, free, and prosperous to be critical of the existing conditions.” In other words, this historian is saying that the people of France knew what was going on in their country. I agree with this historian and this quote. There were conditions that existed in France the people were aware of. The ideas of the Enlightenment, social classes, and tax system contributed to the French Revolution. The French Revolution was based mostly on the Third Estate’s desire to obtain liberty and equality.