A World Apart

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‘A World Apart’ Essay Choose and important relationship in the text you studied this year. Why is it important? The film ‘A World Apart’ is set in 1963 Africa. This Africa was much different to what we know now. This was a country affected by segregation, war and government. This film explores the different views and affects on this issue, helping us to gain more knowledge with an approach more understandable to us. The main characters of the film are Molly, an average 12 year-old European girl living in South Africa during the apartheid and her mother Diana, an activist against the government, wanting change and equality for the black people. An important relationship in the film ‘A World Apart’ directed by Chris Menges is between Molly and her mother Diana. This relationship is important because it changes both the people involved as the movie develops. This relationship helps both Molly and Diana to understand each other more. Also this is important because Molly learns about her country; she learns what her mother is doing for South Africa, and although she doesn’t realize it, but it is for her own good. At the start of the film we see Molly as a typical young white girl living in South Africa. The director has portrayed this by showing Molly dancing with Yvonne and a close up of her smiling, giving us the impression that she is happy. A futher reason why the relationship between Molly and Dianna is important is because it shows us the level of trust between the mother and daughter as the movie develops. With the work that Diana is involved and the consequences that come with that type of work makes her very secretive and barley seen at home. Moreover, the loyalty Molly shows to her mother while she is have a hard time at school. Supporting Diana and arguing with her classmates. Molly’s life would have just been easier if she gave up and accepted
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