Slumdog Millionaire - Theme
Themes of Slumdog Millionaire What are the Major Story Theme(s) of Slumdog Millionaire? Prejudice:
Prejudice happens when people have a false preconception about an individual or a group. It is seen throughout this movie and even in the title of the movie Slumdog.
Jamal comes from a one of the poorest areas in India Mumbai. He has no education, no family and no means to support himself. His whole life he is categorized as a Slumdog because of his where he raised as a child.
Coming from the Slums of Mumbai other Indians categorized Jamal as someone of no importance. As Jamal is being interrogated by the police inspector they wonder to themselves how can a Slumdog answer all those questions correctly.
Jamal because of his social-economic standing was thought to have cheated when he answered the questions correctly. It was believed that this lower class Indian (A Chia-wallah Slumdog”) should not have been able to answer such questions because they were not relevant to his world. He was from the streets of Mumbai.
These questions were thought to only be able to correctly be answered by a better educated middle or upper class Indian. This was obvious by the way the game show host would talk down to Jamal and even refer to him as a Slumdog on national television.
The game show host has an air of superiority and a condescending manner to Jamal.x
Prejudice happens when people have a false preconception about an individual or a group. It is seen throughout this movie and even in the title of the movie Slumdog.
Jamal comes from a one of the poorest areas in India Mumbai. He has no education, no family and no means to support himself. His whole life he is categorized as a Slumdog because of his where he raised as a child.
Coming from the Slums of Mumbai other Indians categorized Jamal as someone of no importance. As Jamal is being interrogated by the police inspector they wonder to themselves how can a Slumdog answer all those questions correctly.
Jamal because of his social-economic standing was thought to have cheated when he answered the questions correctly. It was believed that this lower class Indian (A Chia-wallah Slumdog”) should not have been able to answer such questions because they were not relevant to his world. He was from the streets of Mumbai.
These questions were thought to only be able to correctly be answered by a better educated middle or upper class Indian. This was obvious by the way the game show host would talk down to Jamal and even refer to him as a Slumdog on national television.
The game show host has an air of superiority and a condescending manner to Jamal.x