Milton Hershey School Documentary Analysis

In the documentary about Milton Hershey school they show the lives of kids in need who have difficulties at home. Milton and Katherine Hershey decided to build a sort of boarding school for orphan children since they could not have children of their own. The school is now used to get children who are in danger of not making it past high school or who have problems at home to live in a better environment that helps them stay on track to graduating and going forward in life. It was very generous of Milton Hershey to give back to the community after he had made a profit in his business. He and his company incorporated corporate citizenship and went beyond what was legally required. Unlike other companies that we have seen films on, Hershey is …show more content…
The second group of kids were there because their mother had suffered from a heart attack and was unable to care for them. All the kids who go to Hershey school have to live in a different house with housparents. The houseparents, in my opinion, are very kind people because they are opening their house to children who are going through a rough time. They are also responsible for the well-being of the children, which is a lot of work. It was sad to see that the children go through a transitional period where they feel homesick and cry most of the time for their parents. Its hard to imagine being sent away from home and having to stay with a new set of parents until High school graduation or until the difficult time at home is over. However, what Milton and Kathrine did was wonderful because a majority of the kids graduated high school and went on to college. The school also offered college scholarship which is very helpful to those families in need. Milton Hershey school changed and saved the lives of those children. Every company who does well should help society in any way possible as Milton did with building Hershey