The Story Of The Weep Camel Analysis

The Story of the Weeping Camel was an interesting movie that explored a very different culture than that of the of the one American’s are used to. In short, the film takes place in the Gobi Desert and is about a large family that raises camels to make a living. During birthing season a rare white camel is born, but rejected by its mother. The family must work together to reach an indigenous violinist whom can play a song that will cause the unaccepted mother camel, to reclaim its spawn. Upon watching the film, many connections could be made to Communication between cultures by Larry A. Samovar, Richard E. Porter, and Edwin R. McDaniel. Some of the most prevalent subjects between our text and the movie pertain to family organization and roles within. To begin, the family in the movie is an extended family. In Communication between cultures, Samovar explains this as, …show more content…
Samovar states that, “Gender roles are also learned and reinforced by mass media” (51). However, in this movie the family does not have a TV nor do they encounter “the media”. Therefore, in this movie the gender roles may seem diverse. The women do not spend all day in the house and kitchen while the men work outside. Women in this movie spend just as much time doing the work outside with the men and do not mind if they get dirty. Although this may seem a little backwards, it is simply another cultures’ way of life and it is normal to them. To conclude, The Story of the Weeping Camel is a fantastic movie and it expresses a great deal of culture. The movie can be connected in a multitude of ways to the text, Communication between cultures by Larry A. Samovar, Richard E. Porter, and Edwin R. McDaniel. Specifically, the family structure and roles can be compared and contrasted to the ones in which Americans are familiar, using the explanations of the