The Lost Boys

         This week we watched the movie "G-d Grew Tired of Us", and this movie had a drastic impact on the way I see my own life. The story is about The Lost Boys, a group of young boys who escaped the Civil War in Sudan and walked over a thousand miles in order to find some sort of shelter. They found this shelter in Kenya and learned how to speak English as well as forming strong bonds between each other. They all literally became like brothers to one another. The American government then began to take refugees into America. The story followed a group of boys who were taken to places like New York, Pittsburgh, and Illinois. As the boys came to America, they experienced much culture shock. The social life and human interaction were so different in America to them. Majorly, they were used to always having people around to talk to, everyone cared for each other, but in America it is very individualized. The boys began to feel lonely. The social norms were so different that even one boy had become so distressed he had to be taken to a mental hospital for treatment. Personally, this movie made me realize how lucky we are and how we often take advantage of our situation. I live in a household with a family who loves me, eat a breakfast lunch and dinner each day, get an education and just a place without death and starvation right around me. The terrible things the boys had to face everyday was a real eye opener to me. It is terrifying to think that things like this occur even now in this world.