Discussion: how to help people deal with loss
Your exam question asks you to discuss how to help people deal with loss. For this, you are supposed to find inspiration in the short film “Reappear” directed by Tommy Clarke. In your discussion, you have to use at least two of the following phrases: primarily, even though, whether, on the contrary, then, yet, nonetheless, and finally.
In the film, Frank, the main character, is trying to find a way to handle the death of his father. He takes up his father’s hobbies – driving his motorcycle and using his photo camera – and wants to recreate one of his photos. Primarily, Frank’s motivation is helping his mother deal with the loss of her husband. A picture of her husband leaning on his motorcycle on a pier is shown next to her bed, a clear sig...