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Culture without Identity The definition of culture can be defined as, sense of belonging to a particular culture or ethnic group. It is formed through a process of that results from membership in a particular culture, and it involves learning about and accepting traditions, heritage of a culture.  What are the factors that bring an individual into a set culture? What happens when set individuals do not confine to a new culture? What is culture shock? Passengers aboard the train were forced to live in a new cultural, how did this effect the individuals inside each particular train cart, and how did it effect the children born on the train. Social class and conformity were huge in Snowpiecer , this also can be associated with today’s current norms.  The people in the tail were not considered humans they were only the tail. The people in the tail were represented as lazy, disgusting, and underprivileged. A huge theme in the film is keeping the order; in this cre...

Rough Draft (Introduction) Forced to become orphans due to the civil war key characters in both films are forcibly joined into the "lost boys" program. The Lost Boys program was created for young males in south Africa who were affected by the civil war in practice to find new life in America. During their five years long journey the Lost Boys overcame fleeing villages, creating close netted connections, sought protection from dangerous diseases, and survived wild animal attacks along with attacks from rebel soldiers. Catastrophic war and destruction usually tears connecting items apart, but in this particular situation it brings our two pivotal films together. Subsequently reaching sanctuary, for a few individuals it was the beginning of a new life. The lost boys of Sudan (2003) and God Grew Tired of Us (2006) are both fantastic films that show how culture and identity play huge roles in how culturally different people perceive one another culture . These films are identi...