1. Provide a synopsis of the film Me before you. Please do not provide an in-depth, scene by scene, description but rather concentrate on the plot points and context that is relevant to issues pertaining to death and dying. You want to draw on what is critically relevant and what will inform your analysis. What is the death/loss theme that is being portrayed, who is the population, and how is this connected to our classroom context (the name of the class is SOCW
5318 Death & Dying)
2. What was the primary grieving style of each person? (e.g., the reaction of someone receiving a life-threatening illness, a family member of someone who has died by suicide, the healthy sibling, a parent dealing with the death of a child). Provide examples of behaviors, emotions, and other adaptive or maladaptive coping mechanisms. Do the main characters react differently and,
if so, are their styles intuitive or instrumental?
3. Is there any conflict depicted throughout the film between characters with respect to grief and loss adaptation? How is that conflict managed or addressed? If there is no conflict, how come?
What are your observations throughout the film on the communication skills of the characters
regarding grief/loss?
4. What is the film’s ending as it connects to death/dying or grief and loss adaptation?
5. In thinking about your social work practice, how would you facilitate the grieving and loss process? What therapeutic approach from our class that you would utilize or employ with the main characters? Discuss death with dignity in connection to the movie.
6. Finally, how do you think about your selection in reference to your own social work practice?
What is your overall takeaway or message from writing this critique?
The name of the books for this class: The Last Dance by Lynne Ann DeSpelder; Albert Lee Strickland
ISBN: 978-1-260-13074-4
Counseling Strategies for Loss and Grief by Keren M. Humphrey
ISBN: 978-1-55620-246-9
Please make sure to use references from the books and external sources when discussing adaptive or maladaptive coping mechanisms, therapeutic approach, and death with dignity.
Please include in-text citations and a reference page
Please ensure that the PowerPoint slides are organized according to the questions above and that the speaker note is included. Also, make sure to create 15-20 slides.
Please make sure to check grammar errors on each slide.