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Six Cultural Terms In The Film 'Grand Torino'
1. Describe six cultural norms, practices, or customs you observed in this film.
This film is about a disgruntled Korean War veteran who befriends his much younger Hmong neighbor.
The Hmong practices observed in this film are: * Formal family parties with a huge feast in celebration of the birth of a child. The child is “blessed” so that his/her “body and flesh is protected.” * When someone brings dishonor to the family, he or she must work off his/her wrong doing in order to restore honor. In Grand Torino, Walt’s (Eastwood) neighbor, a boy named Tao must work off his bad deed (attempt at theft) by doing carpentry chores. * In the Hmong culture, it is considered bad to pat someone on the head because the soul resides in the head
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