Watch ” Minding the Gap”(on Hulu)
Minding the Gap focuses on observations about the three young men and the paths their lives took.Their stories indeed illustrate how different people handle stress, hardship and trauma.
Please write up a brief summary about how each of the young men: handled stress, hardship and trauma.
ALSO, AFTER SUMMARY .. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
1. How did they not know about one anothers childhood/family experiences? How/why did the revelations come out?
2. Do you agree that the family lives were volatile, and that these young men were exposed to a poisonous cultural upbringing? Explain why or why not.
3. How is the teen parenting viewed by their parents? Their peers?
4. Drug use became drug abuse. Who was affected, and why not all?
