Topic > What is the theme of the movie The Education Of Little...

Firstly, if the host culture has prejudice towards the heritage culture, secondly, if the people of the host culture and heritage have physical characteristics very different and finally if the host culture does not value cultural diversity (Linden-Andersen, 2015), these are all factors that can make it more difficult for an individual to adapt from one culture to another. That said, there were two present in the film, although the host culture and heritage had similar physical characteristics. Little Tree is then taken away from home and taken to a government school, which seeks to dissolve the hereditary culture of the children who arrive, in the hope that they will assimilate into the dominant white culture. Little Tree has his name changed to Joshua and is told to never speak "Indian" again (Eberts & Friedenberg, 1997), which shows that the teachers are trying to get him to reject his hereditary culture and that they do not accept it completely. Not only that, but upon arrival, Little Tree is instructed to wear certain clothes and get a haircut that makes him almost identical to everyone else. This shows that his new culture does not accept cultural diversity or multiculturalism. Due to the presence of these two factors, Little Tree finds it very difficult to adapt to his new life and does not enjoy it, which demonstrates separation; that's where