On another level Moody also feels displaced as he is unable to get a job because he got his medical qualifications in America. His feelings of displacement become greater as his family and the community pressure him to behave controlling manner that is culturally acceptable.
In the end of the movie Betty and Matab get away from Iran to an American embassy and Betty says “we're home.” Even though they weren’t physically home they were away from Iran and almost to America.
The poem, “Emergration” also presents some issues to do with displacement. In “Emergration” the person came to Australia and when she arrived she discribes the voices as a “foreign twang.” She finds difficult to fit into the Australian culture where “each day as a migrant is like walking against the wind.” She feels very alone, isolated and carrying a burden that no body notices. She comforts herself by thanking God ”the sun, at least has not deserted me.”
In the documentary “Kim’s Story, The road from Vietnam,” a small village in Vietnam is napalmed. Kim is badly burned and her picture is taken running away from the fire. This photo became famous and was a war changing photo because the soldiers saw it and felt sorry for her.
Kim was displaced by her own choice in order to get away from the government which was using her for publicity. She escaped the politics and fled to Cuba where she married Twan. Kim and Twan went to Moscow for their honeymoon. When they arrived Twan commented “they didn’t have any warm clothes.” To which Kim replied “at least we have our freedom.” This shows that in Kim’s case, her displacement was benificial and ultimately enabled her to be free.
Due to her burns she had to move to Canada for more surgery so she was always moving and couldn’t settle down for a long time.
In conclusion, displacement can turn out alright in the end like in “Not Without My Daughter.” Life may never be the same and will be a constant struggle to adopt to a foreign lifestyle, like in “Emigration.” Alternatively, life may be a struggle for a long time, however eventily you may reap the benefits like in “Kim’s Story, The road from Vietnam.”
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