The movie Dead man Walking had several themes throughout the entirety of its course. A common theme that was well distributed throughout was grief and loss. In a way, the entire movie was circled around grief and loss. When Mathew was about to get injected with his medication to die, he told the parents of the woman he killed that he hopes that his death gives them some relief.
The father of the son stated that there would be zero chance of him being a grandfather; he would never know what like to have grandchildren. He also stated that his son was robbed of Christmas gathering and birthdays. His son was his one and only son, therefore the family name will not longer be able to be passed along.
Throughout the movie, signs that many people were …show more content…
A social worker might work in a hospital setting, which might include working with the loved ones directly of somebody that has passed. Social workers should feel empathy towards the family and friends of those that are grieving. A person not coping with the death correctly and start using substances to forget about their grief might also need the help of the social worker. A social worker might be able to find new ways to cope with the pain, or anger of the loss. A social worker should understand the dynamics of the family they are trying to help. They should also get to know the relationship they had with the diseased. It will give the social worker a better understanding of how to help the individual or individuals …show more content…
Many people kept asking Sister Helen why she was helping him. When she went to seek out help because she did not know what to do, they told her that is it not usual for a woman to be doing what she is doing. She accepted to be his spiritual guide through the process leading to his death. The parents of both the the teenagers were shocked that she was willing to help him as well. The role of woman in the helping field is dominant even to this day, especially in the social services field. It was not so much an issue of her being a woman in a helping field but her helping somebody that had killed somebody
The father of the son stated that there would be zero chance of him being a grandfather; he would never know what like to have grandchildren. He also stated that his son was robbed of Christmas gathering and birthdays. His son was his one and only son, therefore the family name will not longer be able to be passed along.
Throughout the movie, signs that many people were …show more content…
A social worker might work in a hospital setting, which might include working with the loved ones directly of somebody that has passed. Social workers should feel empathy towards the family and friends of those that are grieving. A person not coping with the death correctly and start using substances to forget about their grief might also need the help of the social worker. A social worker might be able to find new ways to cope with the pain, or anger of the loss. A social worker should understand the dynamics of the family they are trying to help. They should also get to know the relationship they had with the diseased. It will give the social worker a better understanding of how to help the individual or individuals …show more content…
Many people kept asking Sister Helen why she was helping him. When she went to seek out help because she did not know what to do, they told her that is it not usual for a woman to be doing what she is doing. She accepted to be his spiritual guide through the process leading to his death. The parents of both the the teenagers were shocked that she was willing to help him as well. The role of woman in the helping field is dominant even to this day, especially in the social services field. It was not so much an issue of her being a woman in a helping field but her helping somebody that had killed somebody