A Place At The Table Analysis

I found the movie, A Place at the Table interesting and thought provoking. I enjoyed that the movie showed people from different backgrounds and their stories, instead of just one person’s perspective. I liked how each person told their own story, but there was also a common theme of how they came to live in America and the struggles their families faced. I learned a lot about different cultures from the stories that were told during the movie. One of the most interesting things that I took away from the movie was that most of their ancestors thought that America was this amazing place to live For example, Wisdom though she would find money on the ground, while others thought they would find gold, easy jobs, and make a lot of money. However, when they arrived in the United States they were disappointed to find that none of their dreams about America were true and they had to face the harsh reality of being in a new country. Before watching the movie, I knew a lot of the history that was behind the students’ stories. However, the history books do not always have the full story. I think that in many instances the conditions were worse than they appear to be in the books. For example, I did not know that the Europeans would give the Native Americans blankets that …show more content…
Going into the movie I expected them to discuss the different cultures and races, but I was not expecting them to bring up homosexuals. I liked that they did include this in the movie though because it is a good reminder that people are not just prejudice between different races but also different sexualities as well. I know that this difference has become much more socially acceptable than it was in the past, but people are still prejudice against homosexuals today. I think that as the years go on it will continue to get better, but there will always be some people who remain prejudice, just like with different