Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to give you a practical example (based on a true story) of how differences in culture can change how we interpret a situation. I would also like to encourage you to consider the perspectives of others throughout this course and this film provides an excellent illustration of why we need to do this.

Task: Watch the movie The Farewell reaction paper with your thoughts on the film, particularly focusing on what it tells us about understanding cultural differences. Here are a few ideas of things you may decide to discuss. You are not required to answer every prompt on this list and may include any other ideas you have that are not on this list:

What are some of the struggles Billi faces when trying to understand her family's decisions? Despite being multicultural, Billi still struggles understanding some cultural practices of her Chinese family. Why is this and what does it tell us about having a multicultural identity? How can we learn to understand cultural practices that are strange to us?