8.2.Historical facts

  • 1. Watch the following videos. 

    2. What are the historical facts that have influenced the film?

    How has the historical context of the film impacted on its scenario? 

     

  • Explain how the historical context of the film impacted on the representation of the Indians.

    Historical facts in „The Searchers”

    Native Americans were kidnapping young children and raising them as their own, so that they didn’t even knew their true origins. This was shown in “The Searchers”

    Historical facts in "The Searchers"

    The historical facts that influenced the film were the worst aspect of racism in their country and Travis accident. So Thérèse also the fact that they dug up the grave of a dead Indian and then there's desacord that discussed their and he takes out their eyes because according to them if he doesn't have eyes he can't go out o the hunting ground and would be warderes for the rest of their lives but also the story of Ethan Edwards a nasty anti-hero who was an ex confederate since he robbed some kind of train. He was a very bad man especially with his adopted nephew,an orphan he saved. His name was Martin Paulie and she is rejected because of her Indian line (Quentin.f Pg6 fr )