Watch the film and complete the novel listed in this week’s required studies. Then write an
approximately 800-word reflection and respond to both questions posed below. Use specific
details from the text and film to support your answer (including direct quotations where
appropriate). Feel free to additionally include relevant personal observations, stories, and
experiences. Based on your viewing of the film Romero (Duigan) and reading of the book
(Menchu), how are the situations in Guatemala and El Salvador similar and how are they
different? What do you think of Romero’s responses and actions? How does his activism
compare with that of other priests in the movie or with Menchu’s in the book? Support your
statements with evidence from the assigned materials (required), and feel free to include
relevant, independent research (optional). Cite and reference your sources in MLA style.
Sources: Duigan, John, director. Romero. Warner Bros, 1998. Republished. Vision Video, 2009.
Menchu, Rigoberta. I, Rigoberta Menchu An Indian Woman in Guatemala. 2nd ed., London,
Verso, 2010.
Please ensure that you research your work well to be able to get all the right content for the
analysis and attain a top mark which will contribute towards your final score for the semester.