Life Is Beautiful Extra Credit Opportunity

“Life is Beautiful”—Extra Credit Opportunity

Directions: Watch the Oscar-winning film “Life is Beautiful.” Choose two of the prompts below to thoroughly answer (one page per prompt). You can earn up to 20 points extra credit.

Due: ______.

1.  Guido may be doing his son no favor by lying to him about the truth of their situation. Do you think that Guido was right in telling his son that the Holocaust events were a "game"? Analyze Guido's parenting style and unique approach to protecting his offspring.

2.  Are Guido's efforts to bring levity in the camp limited solely to his son, or does he help the other men in the camp as well? Analyze the attitude that the other men (such as Vittorio and Bartolomeo) have towards Guido; are they indifferent towards him, irritated by him, or buoyed by his efforts?

3.  What is the meaning of the title? What is the gift that the narrator (Joshua) says that his father gave him? How is this film a fable, like he said it was at the beginning?

“Life is Beautiful”—Extra Credit Opportunity

Directions: Watch the Oscar-winning film “Life is Beautiful.” Choose two of the prompts below to thoroughly answer (one page per prompt). You can earn up to 20 points extra credit.

Due: ______.

1.  Guido may be doing his son no favor by lying to him about the truth of their situation. Do you think that Guido was right in telling his son that the Holocaust events were a "game"? Analyze Guido's parenting style and unique approach to protecting his offspring.

2.  Are Guido's efforts to bring levity in the camp limited solely to his son, or does he help the other men in the camp as well? Analyze the attitude that the other men (such as Vittorio and Bartolomeo) have towards Guido; are they indifferent towards him, irritated by him, or buoyed by his efforts?

3.  What is the meaning of the title? What is the gift that the narrator (Joshua) says that his father gave him? How is this film a fable, like he said it was at the beginning?