Movie Night Extra Credit

1. British General - “God has endowed the British race with a worldwide empire that they may execute His sovereign purpose in the world. The victories you will have over the heathens are the victories of the nobler soul in man.”

- This quote describes how the British thought that it was their duty from God to colonize the Africans. The British believe that they are helping the Africans and improving their lives but in reality, they are worsening the African’s lives. This is not a valid perception the British only wanted to colonize Africa because they wanted the benefits; money and resources, and the Africans didn’t even like that the British were there trying to change their lifestyles.


2. Harry - “I sometimes wonder what a godforsaken desert in the middle of nowhere has to do with Her Majesty the queen.”

-Harry is questioning the concept of colonization for he starts to think about the natives in Africa and feels sorry for them. He views colonization different from others because he does not think that it is right to take away the native’s land and does not know how this relates to the queen. Because of his strong feelings towards this cause, he leaves the army.


3. British Soldier - "Avoid drinking local water and spirits "avoid local barrooms and brothels and, above all, remember, you're a Christian soldier."

- This quote states that the lands are very unsafe and that the water is unhealthy and dirty. Because of the unsanitary conditions, the others should not drink the water. The British soldiers are looking forward to “helping” the African natives because they will be pleasing the queen even though they must suffer hot desert temperatures and harsh conditions. And through this however, they are bestowing honor unto themselves. Their religious beliefs are questioned because since the British are apparently colonizing Africa for religious purposes, therefore, the soldiers must be good religious people.


4. Desert Trader - “They're like children. They have no concept of gratitude or loyalty. That's something you British don't understand. You come here, trying to civilize them with your Christian values.”

- This quote conveys that the African natives were all uncivilized savage like people that did not have any manners. The people appear to not reveal any signs of gratitude or loyalty to the Brisith. The British strongly believed that it was their moral duty to convert and change the natives but the Africans did not want to change to a western life style.


5. Abu Fatma - “You English walk too proudly on the earth.”

-Abu feels that the English think very highly of themselves and that they are a very conceited and proud race. The British believe that their western lifestyle and religion is the right way to live and believe that the African’s way of life is uncivilized and wrong. I do not think that Abu views Harry as a typical English man because Harry is unlike the others because he is aiding the Africans and his ideas differ with the British ideas of colonization for he feels that the British are making the African’s lives hard and miserable.

Critical Thinking:
Jack shoots the young boy in Africa because the young boy did not obey his orders to put his gun down. The boy kept on loading the gun even though he knew he would eventually shot by Jack because he wanted to die for what he believed in. The boy probably did not want to continue living under British rule. I think that Jack was justified in shooting the boy because it was through self defense, if he had not shot the boy, the boy would have just shot Jack after. I would not have done the same thing because I would rather die than live my life knowing that I was the cause of another person’s death. Jack felt remorseful after killing the boy because his initial reason for going to Africa was to help the natives but instead, he has already killed a person. I also would feel remorseful for killing a person, especially a person that died for his beliefs. I think that Jack killing the boy was only a part of the reason why the people threw stones at Jack. I believe that the natives were throwing stones because they did not want the British in their home land, they did not want a western lifestyle, and the natives were mad because they were being stripped of their freedom and rights.