Ageing
Name a common stereotype about old people.
Cat lady, old grumpy man, the witch, the wizard, the nice grandmother/grandfather, the fairy godmother etc.
What is the name of the old man in Up?
Mr. Fredericksen (Carl Fredericksen)
What flower plays a part in the story of Dr. Heidegger?
A rose
Once upon a _______
time
(How most fairy tales begin)
What is the name of this song?
"If you're lost, you can look, and you will find me /
Time after time /
If you fall, I will catch you / I will be waiting /
Time after time"
"Time after time" (by Cyndi Lauper)
What is a stereotype?
A biased belief (judgement) about a group of people.
Name three things about the appearance of the old man in Up
e.g. grey hair, glasses, cane, square face, suspenders etc.
In "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", what happens when the guests drink the water?
They grow younger
Time _______ when you're having fun
Flies
(Time feels fast when you are enjoying yourself)
Finish the lyrics:
"Now I had the time of my life /
No, I never felt this way before /
Yes, I swear, it's the truth
____________________________________"
And I owe it all to you
("(I've had) The Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing)
What does reclaim mean?
To take one's story back.
In the movie Up, Where are they tying to get to?
Paradise Falls
Name one of Dr. Heidegger's guests (the last part of the name is ok)
Colonel Killigrew, Mr. Medbourne, Mr. Gascoigne, Lady Wycherly
Better late than _______
never
(It is better to do something later than never doing it)
What is the name of this song?
(Emma will play you a snippit of it)
"We Are Young" (by FUN)
In your own words, what does it mean to 'challenge a stereotype'?
To break with a stereotype / To be different than the stereotype / To try to change the stereotype.
How does Up challenge the typical stereotype of older people?
You are never too old to go on an adventure / Older people can be strong / Older people can make new friends etc.
Who wrote "Dr. Heidegger's experiment"?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Time _______ for no one
waits
(Time moves n ono matter what)
What is the name of this song?
"Let us die young or let us live forever /
We don't have the power, but we never say never /
Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip /
The music's for the sad men"
"Forever young" (by Bob Dylan)
Why do you think older people often have smaller roles in movies and texts?
Because society deemed them unimportant, unininteresting, of lesser value...not worth telling stories about.
In the movie Up, what kind of boy scout is Russell?
A Wilderness Explorer
What literary movement is "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" a part of?
(Hint...NOT transcendentalism)
Dark Romanticism
You can't teach ____ ____ ____ new tricks
An old dog
(It is hard to change habits when you are older)
Name the artist whi sings this song.
(Emma will play you a snippit of it)
The Beatles
(Title: "When I'm Sixty four")