Humanities Homework Help

This essay assignment will be a discussion of the film, East Side Sushi. This paper should be approximately three to four pages double spaced. MLA required

See the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt-OBSb_EGo

In your paper address the questions below. The organization of your paper is your choice. You do not have to answer them in any particular order. Again, these are not short answers of a few sentences, but thoughtful discussions of your ideas. There are no right or wrong answers, just thoughtful ideas.

• What do you think are the film’s key themes and issues?
• Discuss the dialectical differences (opposing viewpoints) among the relationships: ethnicities, intergenerational (young versus old traditions/ideas), and gender. Give examples from the film. Have you experienced these in your life?
• What are examples of syncretism (merging of cultural ideas about the food itself and how it is served? Do you think there are “authentic foods? “What is an authentic food? Do different cultures have different taste buds? In your own experience have you experimented cooking foods using recipes that are totally new to you?
• I like that the director, Anthony Lucero focuses on the daily life, including the struggles, of “ordinary” people. Can you relate to having to work, sometimes patching together numerous part-time jobs, as you support your studies like Juana?
• In summary, feel free to add other issues or comments about the film. What were your overall impressions of the film?