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Roles In The Film The Harvest By Robin Romano
Roles, on page 103 chapter four, are “the behaviors. Obligations, and privileges attached to a status” (Helmsin). In the documentary, The harvest by Robin Romano, Roles in the families shown change constantly. However there were two people in the documentary where their roles changed in major ways. The first would be with Perla Sanchez. With her father’s health failing, and her mother’s health already in a bad enough state that she cannot work. Perla now has to take on an accelerated role of being a caregiver for her family at a very young age. Thus her hopes of finishing high may have been dashed. The second role change is with Zulema Lopez. At the young age of twelve, Zulema did not have any dreams or hopes. After having a horrible experience
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