French 3 Exam

Cité

(smaller neighboorhood) like one dorm on campus like Rogers/Orton area Still associated with a lot of crime

Why did the riots at the beginning of the film happen (internal to the story of the film)?

Adele was put in a coma and was int he hospital. The boys found out that he dieed when they were in urban paris. Things change when they get back. Adele was beaten and was put into a coma while in custody.

What was significant about the way that the characters were introduced in the film?

- The characters names were brought up in a very natural way. Saiid wrote his name on the car. Hubert was boxing, and the other character had a ring on. The names were shown not on the screen distinctly or in a flashy way, it was more organic.

Suburban U.S.

Higher amount of wealth, lower amounts of crime and peopel go there to escape those things. They move to suburban areas for the hopes of a wealthy neighborhood and less crime.

How did power dynamics work in the film, and at what points did the power dynamics in the film get reversed?

- Pierre tries to control the situation, and Francois is the one to be mocked, however the roles get reversed sometimes. Francois sometimes takes over, like when Pierre hurts his back so Francois was going to help me go to the doctors. Francois hurts Pierre worse instead of helping. - Francois calls people, trying to be the Belgium film producer, and at the end of the scene gives away too much information including Pierre's phone number which destroeyd the whole phone call. It was unintentionally a power dynamic reversal.

What were the environments like in the film, and in what way did they play a role in the story itself?

- The environments were rough and empty. People pass through the neigboorhoods. The film is set in black and white, because there are two sides to the story (authority vs the people). - The boys go through constricting areas, the areas are very under kept because of the riots. Here are several shots from the camera coming close int he scene or far away. The city of Paris was consuming the boys. - The color of the film made things dark and grim, the black and white nature made the film separated the different situations in the characters and the issues surrounded them. The black and white made the film very controvesial with the scenes.

What point was Hubert making in the story about the man falling from the skyscraper (and, what was the story)?

- The man who falls down the skyscraper, " so far so good". -- The point is not how you fall that matters its how you land. He relates to society and freefall.

Banlieue

A kind of neighnorhood associatied with high rates of poverty and crime rights, bigger than the ( cite) Collegehill is a banlieu because its a bigger grouping

In what way did Algeria factor in to the historical considerations pertaining to French suburban geography (or, what was Algeria to France, historically, and what role did Algerians play in and around World War II)?

Algeria for a long time was the biggest colonly for the French. In its role during ww2, it had the biggest amount of human resources. They brought huge human populations to France, and made up a big portion of the people in France. Algeria was once a colony, and in forms of citizenship it was not orginially granted fully citizenship for France.

Why does Hubert end up taking back his goal of staying out of violent, unstable situations?

As time when on, and once Vince got the gun, they found themselves extremely alienated and they felt alone. He felt internally conflcited and peopel were not there to look out for them or to preserve their safety.

What did Julie Barlow have to say about what she called the 'bonjour effect'?

Bonjour, is a key into social situations, it is the first thing you say to another person. One must mean it to start a conversation, and you must wait to get a response " bonjour". The word bonjour allows one to reject or open up a conversation.

What example at WSU did we use as an analogy to 'banlieue'?

Collegehill is an example of banlieue,

Dialect

Conversational structure, a model of logic or reasoning,it includes a thesis, anthethis, and synthesis

Ethnicity

Cultural or traditions associated with a person, or the way society operations. Religion is also associated with ethnicity,

What historical explanation speaks to the fact that many suburban areas surrounding French cities are made up of largely immigrant populations?

During, world wars 1 and 2, the French would bring a lot of people from the other countries in to build and work in the military or work for the military itself. The French built areas around the Urban areas of France for this reason.

What was François's response when Pierre asked if he was married?

Francois( the con) says his wife left him for someone who was an idiot and a windsurfer. Francois believes his wife's new guy was a bigger idiot.

In what way did Rose Trigg indicate that judging the French as 'rude' is the result of a misunderstanding?

French tend to talk in a certain way, and people sometimes mistake their tone in the conversation. The French have a certain cooperation, and they have more passion towards conversations, and do not want small talk like how Americans are able to do. They often get mistaken as rude, but that isn't true.

What was Vinz's character like in the film?

He is most frequently tied to U.S. culture and his forms of U.S. music. Him and soceity made a reference to U.S. films. Vince acts out several U.S. movies and talking outloud about it. He acts like a tough person , justice, and retrubition. However, he acts like he is playing a part ( in a movie) or doign it for someone else.

Why was François considered a 'con' in Pierre's mind?

Him building things with match sticks made him out to be an idiot to everyone and Francois. Francios pruopsefully choses him because of how indepth he went about his match stick hobby for building famous buildings and such.

Con

Idiot, a person who is socially naive, especially French norms

Why do the police officers confront Vinz and Saïd as they're walking back home at the end of the film?

One of the polcie officers was on the rooftop conversation, the police officer tries to reassert his athoritithy.

Suburban France

Opposite of subruban U.S. Typically a grouping of buildings to house people especially immigrants. They people there have less oportunitiy and less money making them more vulnerable to the rest of France, the area is filled with more crime.

Race

Race is something tended to associated with phsycial traits. Color of body, bone structure, and physical quality .

What was something that Saïd became obsessed with in the film, and how did this reflect on his character in the film?

Saiid wanted to know how they got the car into Hubert's boxing gym. He plays an intrmidate role and he was curious about things, at the same time he could look out for people. He was always involved in multiple perspectives somehow.

What is the context surrounding the 'dinner game' (or, what goes on at one of these 'games')?

That it is a wealthy elite class of people who are very trained in forms of conversations, and they would find someone to exploit who doesn't quiet get " it". The elite would judge the idiots, and the person who brought the biggest idiot would win the game.

Which conversational model did we associate with the French and which with the U.S.—and in what way did we contrast the two?

The French are trained at an early age to have dialectical thinking with the 3 dimensional model, and in America it is the two dialectical model. The way the two models operation is " the question and answer", but in France they feel as though they are participating in finding a solution with the 3 dimensional model. The French do not like mundane conversations, and the French tend to be more controtasional because of this, where as in the U.S. they gravitate towards a consensus.

What is the status of an ideal outcome in three-dimensional conversational models?

The answer, or the synthetic movement doesn't privilege either side of the discussion, making both sides equal.

How do power dynamics change in three-dimensional conversational models?

The consequences are that power is not based on either side, but it's based on the interactions.

Who is Juste LeBlanc?

The friend, is the one who is dating Chrisinte,

What happened when François and Pierre attempted to call Meneaux in order to locate Christine?

The had the tax guy come and call the guy Meneaux, and found out shocking information. That Meneaux's wife was actually cheating on him and Francois's wife was in fact not cheating on Francois. The tax guy was extremely shocked.

What is a 'peach' and what is a 'coconut' in relation to Rose Trigg's metaphorical use of those categories?

The peach is soft on the otuside, and hard on the inside ( U.S.) The conconuts are hard on the outside and soft on the inside ( France). People are peaches and French are coconuts.

Why was Pierre going to be audited at the end of the film?

The tax auditor showed up, and Pierre was trying to dodge his taxes. The tax adutior didn't seem to rreally care at first because Francois and him are friends. However, he goes down the bathroom in the house and all Pierre's items and fidning out his wife is cheating on him he gets angry and decides to audit Pierrre. He says he will be bacl.

Why do the three friends attempt to steal a car in Paris?

They were stranded in a nieghborhood that was dangerous for the boys. The trains had stopped running and they needed a way out from the danger of that part of the city.

What was Hubert's character like in the film?

Tied him to a wise and level headed type of person. He has a big brotherhood personality and he reflective on his decisions and what is going on around him.

What are the parts of a linear, two-dimensional model of conversation, and what is the relation between those pieces?

With a Problem and solution, given the structure of the problem determines the solution.

What example at WSU did we use as an analogy to 'cité'?

rogers/orton is an example of cité'