Introduction: “Marginalization is the social process of becoming or becoming marginalized, especially as a group within a larger society,” according to the dictionary free. In each of the films, marginalization is a major theme. Tsotsi, “The Little Things”, Formerly Warriors and The City of Men: “The Emperor's Crown” all show the effects of poverty and marginalization. In Tsotsi, post-apartheid South Africa, everyone who can afford a house lives in Johannesburg with electricity and running water, but the rest live outside Johannesburg in townships like the one in which lives Tsotsi, called Soweto, which has no electricity or running water except for one tap. on the road that everyone shares. “The Little Things” shows a girl, George, on her 14th birthday, but everyone cares, even her own mother. Once Were Warriors shows a marginalized, poor and uneducated Maori family and poor family relationships. The City of Men: “The Emperor's Crown” tells the story of a little boy from the slums (favela) of Brazil who is accustomed to extreme crimes and finds himself mixed up with gang members. I chose these films because they are all about marginalization and people living in poverty. Marginalization is strongly influenced by poverty, which affects marginalized people both internally and externally. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”?Get the original essayPoverty is a major key to marginalization: According to Wikipedia, “When a large group is marginalized, it is usually linked to a person's social class, educational status, relationships, and standard of living. It also applies to people with disabilities, minorities, members of alternative communities (LGBT), the elderly, as well as children and adolescents. Anyone who deviates in any way from the social norm of a society can become marginalized. Different people and societies can cause and control marginalization. People marginalized due to poverty are usually controlled by the money and wealth they have and the established “social norm”. When a person has money, it can change their perspective and make poverty imponderable to them, forcing them to exclude others who think differently or who lack money. This causes the homeless and poor who cannot provide for their families to be excluded from wealthier people. When people are marginalized due to poverty, it affects their social class, education, relationships and standard of living, which in turn affects their children born into a marginalized society. In Tsotsi, Gavin Hood shows poverty through Tsotsi who runs away from his parents as a child. Tsotsi begins living on the outskirts of Johannesburg, in a township called Soweto. Marginalization is a major theme in Tostsi and ties in with the theme of drawing lots. You cannot choose what type of family you are born into. Hood shows in the opening scenes Tsotsi, the vast township as far as the eye can see, filled with huts built of scrap metal one on top of the other. In the scene you can see large power poles carrying electricity across Soweto but connecting to Soweto. This scene also shows several women lining up with buckets to fill with water from a public tap that everyone must share. This shows that people in Soweto are marginalized by society and live in poverty, without electricity oradequate plumbing. During apartheid in South Africa, black people faced discrimination and segregation. After apartheid, only lucky and successful black people were able to escape marginalization and live in homes in gated communities, safely, with electricity and running water. Less fortunate people like Tsotsi and his gang members were raised in poverty and learned to engage in petty crime in order to earn a living and survive. These minor crimes add up and lead to Tsotsi accidentally stealing a baby. In the same way, we see poverty as a key to marginalization in the City of Men.Crown'. In the City of Men, César Charlone shows marginalization through Acerola, his friends and his family who live in poverty. Because of poverty, people are forced to live in favelas. People who cannot buy their own homes and earn a living in Brazil's main cities must live in favelas. According to Wikipedia, “a favela is the term for a slum in Brazil, most often located in urban areas.” The first favelas appeared at the end of the 19th century and were built by soldiers who had nowhere to live. It was the place where former slaves without land ownership and without the possibility of work lived. Today, more than 6% of the Brazilian population lives in favelas. Living in the favelas where slaves lived shows that you have almost the same status as slaves. Favelas are marginalized by the rest of Brazil due to stereotypes that favela residents are criminals and poor. Charlone shows poverty through Acerola and his friend Laranjinha, who must find R$6.50 (NZD3.36) to go on a school trip by scamming his mother's boss. There are many similarities between Tsotsi and Acerola. They were both born and raised in slum conditions, marginalized by society and both grew up amid crime and living in poverty. Both Tsotsi and Acerola are marginalized by society and accustomed to the crime that surrounds them. Tsotsi must resort to crime to earn a living and Acerola must scam his mother's boss to obtain R$6.30. Poverty is also presented as a major key to marginalization in New Zealand. The Little Things written by Reina Webster shows a girl named George who lives in poverty. It's her birthday and even her mother doesn't want to spend time with her. She goes out, steals a CD and sells it to make money. Then, when she was told to leave the food court, she tried to sneak into the movie theater where she was arrested. On her way out, she set off the fire alarm and went home alone. Webster shows that George is marginalized into petty crime and is disliked by some people, even by her own mother, on her birthday. Poverty manifests itself through her acts of theft and her attempts to sneak into the films and the house she lives in. Being poor and alone on her birthday caused her to make bad decisions and commit petty crimes, marginalizing herself by showing others and the viewer that she is a criminal. As in New Zealand, poverty once again appears to be a major cause of marginalization. Once Were Warriors, written by Lee Tamahori, tells the story of a Maori family on the verge of falling apart. Father Jake Heke is a tough guy who beats everyone in his path, even his wife Beth Heke. Beth tried to keep the family together while caring for their 5 children. The eldest son was recruited by a gang member, the daughter is/was on theclose to committing suicide and their second eldest son is detained in a youth camp by social workers. Jake takes no responsibility and the whole family is troubled by empty wallets, electric bills and trying to look good. Tamahori shows the marginalization of their family through the struggle for money and the family almost falling apart. Marginalization manifests itself differently depending on each family member. The father beats his wife and has no control over the family, the wife stays with the abusive husband and always tries to make the family happy, the sons were committing crimes and so one is detained and the other is in a gang, and the girl committed suicide because their uncle raped her. The Heke and George family are very similar as they are both New Zealanders and are marginalized in one way or another due to poverty. The films show a connection between how marginalization can be affected by poverty and this often happens even in first world countries. Marginalization has both internal and external effects: Marginalization can cause serious harm to marginalized people, both internally and externally. In Tsotsi, Tsotsi is touched internally because he grew up in a township that was marginalized, he learned to grow up as a gangster by committing crimes like theft and murder. This led to Tsotsi arguing with Boston and traveling to the city of Johannesburg to steal a car. But in the car was a baby that he ended up kidnapping. Although stealing the baby could have benefited Tsotsi internally, it caused a lot of trouble for the baby's parents and the detectives who were on the case. So, not only did the marginalization affect Tsotsi, but it also affected the wealthy people of Johannesburg who were not marginalized, but who were the marginalized people. In the City of Men, acerola and Laranjinha are touched daily. Charlone shows the boys' struggle through their daily struggle. While Acerola was on his way to school, he was stopped by a group of thugs and asked where the boss was. Acerola said he didn't know, but the thugs didn't believe him, they stole his money and broke the ruler his mother bought him not long ago. This makes Acerola cry. As Acerola's family lives in poverty, his mother had to work many hours to buy him this ruler along with the money he received for the school trip. Acerola was devastated thinking he could no longer make the trip. This is an internal effect caused by marginalization. An external effect manifests itself when boys in Acerola's class were seen shot. Both Acerola and Tsotsi are affected by internal and external marginalization. They have both seen and been affected by the death/misfortune of others or themselves. In The Little Things, Webster shows the internal and external effects of marginalization on/in George through his actions during his birthday. George comes home from school to find his house locked and his mother telling him to leave because she was busy with a friend from work. George complains that it was her birthday and today was supposed to be a day where she and her mother were together. This causes a chain reaction, which puts George in an unhappy mood and shows that she has been hurt inside, because her mothers choose to spend her birthday with a man from work rather than with her. An external effect could be that on the way home from the mall, she decided to eat cake and drink alcohol with Tama, her 6-year-old neighbor. With The Little Things, Tamahori shows the internal and external effects in Once Were Warriors to..