The Catholic School
What is the view of attending a Catholic School in the United States? In Jona Frank’s film, Catholic School, Frank presents a short exploration of how second-grade kids find their identity as a part of a Catholic institution. These kids behave the way in which parents or professors teach them; however, they develop a stereotypical view about the role of religion in their lives.
Saint John’s Catholic school, a conservative school, is the reflection of a safe environment. It is located in the city of Napa. Here, the students have cheerful smile. Even though there are girls as boys, they seem to have an amicable friendship. They do not reveal any evil behavior; in contrast, they share playful moments together. In the open scene of the film, I notice that these kids like playing, running, and jumping in the playground of the school. After they finish their recreation, they approach to their classroom to start a new day of school. When they are in the classroom, their radiant faces disappear as their poker-faced become visible. Perhaps they are dedicated students who do not want to be distracted from their schoolwork. According to my perspective, these kids are robots …show more content…
This side illustrates the imagination of these children about questions regarding heaven and hell. One of the questions is how does the heaven look? One boy said the heaven looks all white. A girl affirmed the heaven is a big forest. Along with the same question, a girl answered there are animals such as unicorns. These kids were fascinated as they were waiting for the next question about the hell. A group of three boys answers that question, how does the hell look? The first boy said there is a lot of fire there, and the second boy mentioned there are serpents. Finally, the last boy pointed that people with bad behaviors go to the hell. These statements describe the summary of the confused opinions from the kids about religion’s
What is the view of attending a Catholic School in the United States? In Jona Frank’s film, Catholic School, Frank presents a short exploration of how second-grade kids find their identity as a part of a Catholic institution. These kids behave the way in which parents or professors teach them; however, they develop a stereotypical view about the role of religion in their lives.
Saint John’s Catholic school, a conservative school, is the reflection of a safe environment. It is located in the city of Napa. Here, the students have cheerful smile. Even though there are girls as boys, they seem to have an amicable friendship. They do not reveal any evil behavior; in contrast, they share playful moments together. In the open scene of the film, I notice that these kids like playing, running, and jumping in the playground of the school. After they finish their recreation, they approach to their classroom to start a new day of school. When they are in the classroom, their radiant faces disappear as their poker-faced become visible. Perhaps they are dedicated students who do not want to be distracted from their schoolwork. According to my perspective, these kids are robots …show more content…
This side illustrates the imagination of these children about questions regarding heaven and hell. One of the questions is how does the heaven look? One boy said the heaven looks all white. A girl affirmed the heaven is a big forest. Along with the same question, a girl answered there are animals such as unicorns. These kids were fascinated as they were waiting for the next question about the hell. A group of three boys answers that question, how does the hell look? The first boy said there is a lot of fire there, and the second boy mentioned there are serpents. Finally, the last boy pointed that people with bad behaviors go to the hell. These statements describe the summary of the confused opinions from the kids about religion’s