Why The Movie God Grew Tired Of Us

Refugee, a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Many people around the world are refugees, their state is very poor and in need of help. They’re homeless living in refugee camps. For many people to make it to a refugee camp, they will have to walk thousands of miles without water or shelter for days, weeks, maybe even months. As people find their way to a new world, they will have new challenges to overcome like racism, language, employment, culture, and technology. In class, we read the book Home of the Brave and watched the movie God Grew Tired of Us, both pieces of work display the struggles many refugees will have to go throw to overcome the life they’re trying to leave …show more content…
The lost boys, John, Panther, and Daniel leave their lives in Sudan to escape the war, they then lived in the Kenya refugee camp for 10 years. After the boys find out they will be leaving for the America, they thought the worst was behind them. Soon they will learn not everything is easy in America. The “lost boys” will struggle with the new American culture, technology such as refrigerators, light switches, showers, clocks, T.V. and much more. Their first time in the grocery store was unimaginable for them to see all that U.S. has compared to their homeland. The movie shows us the highs and lows of three Sudan refugees. We as well learned that being a refugee and adjusting to a new culture isn't always …show more content…
Age is a big difference, the “lost boys” are adults going to college, where Kek is only in fifth grade and about 10 years old. Due to the age difference, the “lost boys” have to work to pay for an apartment and to pay back the government for their transportation to America, were Kek does not have to pay the government back. Another difference was where the boys live in the United States, Kek is staying with his aunt and cousin Ganwar in Minnesota, the “lost boys” Daniel and Panther rent an apartment together in Pittsburgh, John rents an apartment in New York. Support and help are a difference that will effort the boy's lives, Kek goes to school where he gets extra help with adjusting to the American culture and language, as well when he moves to America he not just by himself, he has family members to help him with adapting to new challenges. The “lost boys” do not receive much help in adjusting to America and don’t have family there all ready to support them. A major difference was the “lost boys” all ready knew a lot of English, they had learned in the refugee camp this would make adjusting to America a little easier for them, Kek, however, did not know as much English so adapting to the new culture would be a struggle for him until he learned proper English. These difference are a way of showing that not every refugee's story is the