Question

Movie questions 'hotel rwanda' either during the movie or after. what role did tatiana rusesabagina play in shaping paul's actions? who else influenced paul's decisions? how did paul's definition of family expand to include the community later on in the film? how and why does paul's attitude change over the course of the movie? how would you characterize his level of empowerment throughout the movie? explain. how would you describe paul's level of empowerment throughout the movie? explain. what was the response of gregoire, one of the hotel's staff in the movie? what was the response of the u.n. leadership (not the local u.n. representatives to the genocide? webquest questions.

Answer 1

1.       She encouraged him to make a difference

2.       Colonel Oliver, the lady who brought the orphans, Dube was always by his side, U.N. general made him realize he had to make a difference

3.       At first, he was focused on his family, then he realized what was going on when innocents were shot.

4.       He is motivated to make a difference by the suffering (neighbors at beginning needed help and he said there was nothing to do about it, he would just help his family)

5.       He became more empowered when he realized it was up to him, realized that he could sacrifice for greater cause (over family).

6.       He pushes himself out of his comfort zone to help others (at beginning, he bribed people; at end, he stood in front of a gun). Also, he could have hopped on truck and left with his brother, but he chose to stay and help.

7.       Gregoire was pretending to be his staff member when he was really a Hutu trying to kill Paul.

8.       Rutaganda and General Bizimungu were tried and convicted by the UN for war crimes in 2002.