Please respond the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES:
- Racial tension is the main conflict in Remember the Titans. Boone states, “This is where they fought the Battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand men died right here on this field, fightin’ the same fight that we’re still fightin’ amongst ourselves today.” History is said to repeat itself and many years have passed since 1971.
How are we still facing similar issues today? Discuss recent examples of conflicts and/or issues that have divided communities.
We are still facing similar issues today because many people feel like different races are getting different treatment. For example: Africans and Americas still have problems today with being treated the same.
- In Coach Boone’s Gettysburg speech, he says, “You listen…and you take a lesson from the dead. If we don’t come together…right now, on this hallowed ground…then we, too, will be destroyed. Just like they were. I don’t care if you like each other or not, but you will respect each other; and maybe…I don’t know, maybe we’ll learn to play this game like men.”
What is Boone’s connotation of respect? Could it have another name? Explain.
He’s Connotation is that everyone is feeling like they shouldn’t be together so they aren’t playing as well as they should. I think that respect should never have another name because when someone says the word respect everyone feels the energy that comes from the word respect.
- In the film, SOCIETAL CHANGE includes racial integration and team unity.
Which character(s) fight against SOCIETAL CHANGE?
Most of the white older men and women but mostly men.
Which character(s) support SOCIETAL CHANGE?
All the boys on the team and the Coach Boone.
How does Remember the Titans reveal the following themes? Please provide 3-5 specific examples in each answer. Your responses may connect more than one theme. Thoroughly explain your examples in each response.
- IDENTITY: 1) Coach Boone’s identity is that he is black and no ne wanted him to be the coach, and no one understand coach’s way to teach but no everyone is starting to understand him and his ways. 2) Gary’s identity was that he was the captain of the football team and he hated blacks but after he meet his best friend (but at the time he didn’t know he was going to be his best friend) Gary started to change his ways.
- SOCIETY: 1) The society is actually starting to understand that black people aren’t as bad as everyone thought they were. 2) The community is starting to understand that the boys on the team saved the team and that they have a different personality then everyone thought they did.
- CHANGE: 1) The change is that all the white boys on the team never thought that they would be such good friends with the black kids. 2) The white kids were starting to understand that white people were treating black people badly for no reason even though most black people are actually really nice people.
- IMPACT: 1) Coach has made the team go together so well that even without the coach being there the team called a meeting and they all agreed on an idea. 2) One impact that was really impacting was that one day at lunch all the boys were mixed together not worry about color or race. Then one, white boy comes up to a table and goes to sit down when another white boy says to him that he can’t sit here because he wasn’t on the defensive part of the team.
