Caribbean Film and Literature 2019

1. What is the importance of the Grenada Revolution and its influence in the Caribbean? The Grenada Revolution was the first and only revolution in the English-speaking Caribbean.  Its short and bold experience left a mark in the Caribbean.  As we saw in the documentary, within its 4 shorts years it did more than 100 years of British colonialism!  It also inspired people throughout the world, as Maurice Bishop said "we have a dangerous appeal to the millions of black Americans" in the USA. This is because it was an English-speaking and black revolution! 2. Thinking of the poems and what you saw in the documentary, how did postcolonial identity change in Grenada? Grenadians became really proud of who they were and of the new society they were creating. It was a real change because it was no longer the elites in power, but the people. In fact, the People's Revolutionary Government (PRG) was considered a workers and farmers government and in practice we could see ...

1. How does the main character, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, compare to the other main characters (Ivan Martin and Derrick Thompson) in the first two films we saw? Horsemouth  just like Derrick would be considered heroes, while Ivan would be considered an antihero. Horsemouth experiences injustice from the mafia when they steal his motorcycle and rounds up his friends to steal from the mafia and give what they steal to the community. Meanwhile, Derrick fights for his dream and in doing so, he also shows his community that the dons were bad and were hurting the community. But then there is Ivan who fights for what he wants, but hurts others in doing so. But to be honest, I think I admire Derrick the most since he was the least sexist and he was the nicest. 2. Did you like or dislike the film? Why/Why Not? In class, I said that I didn't really like this film, but I thought that it was important to show it. However, after watching it again yesterday I learned to a...