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Name: Fatima Khalid Alhosani ID:H00293066 Section:BUS21 Instructor: Mark Alexander Warne Film Project Anna and the King LSS2113 Intercultural Studies March 9

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N a m e :   F a t i m a   K h a l i d   A l h o s a n i                                                                                      I D : H 0 0 2 9 3 0 6 6                                                                                                                                  S e c t i o n : B U S 2 1                                                                                                                                      I n s t r u c t o r :   M a r k   A l e x a n d e r   W a r n e    

Film  Project  Anna  and  the  King      LSS2113  Intercultural  Studies  

March  9  

08  Fall  

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Presentation  to  King  Mongkut    

   Timing:  00:11:07  –00:19:37    The  Prime  Minister  accompanies  Anna  to  an  audience  with  the  King,  giving  her  instruction  about  protocol  in  the  royal  presence.  The  first  culture  clash  in  this  scene  is  when  he  told  her  that  she  have  to  touch  her  forehead  on  floor  to  great  him  but  she  refused  and  said  that  she  will  greet  him  with  respect.  The  second  cultural  clash  is  when  the  King  decides  to  end  the  audience  before  listening  to  Anna's  request  so  the  prime  minister  told  Anna  that  she  will  have  to  come  tomorrow.  She  ignores  the  Siamese  protocol  and  addresses  the  King  directly.    The  third  culture  clash  in  this  scene  is  when  Anna  introduces  herself  as  the  requested  teacher  the  King  treats  her  with  restraint  because  in  Siamese  culture  wisdom  is  connected  with  (old)  age  and  (male)  gender.  While  in  English,  culture  wisdom  is  not  related  to  the  age  and  gender.      One  of  the  cultural  dimensions  present  in  this  scene  is  power  distance  as  the  Siamese  culture  Authority  isn’t  questioned,  so  people  lower  down  in  the  hierarchy  are  expected  to  accept  the  way  things  are  done  without  question.    In  British  society,  people  question  authority  because  they  have  a  much  lower  score  on  the  Power/Distance  dimension.  (National  Culture)    On  the  other  hand  Siam  is  a  high  context  country  as  gender  roles  are  clearly  defined  as  the  king  mentioned  that  woman  are  not  expected  to  be  teachers  while  England  is  a  low  context  country  and  Gender  roles  are  equal.  (High  Context  and  Low  Context)  

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First  day  of  royal  School    

   Timing:  00:21:30–00:23:40    On  Anna’s  first  day  of  teaching  the  royal  children  Prince  Chulalongkorn  gave  her  a  gift  and  compliment  his  father’s  kingdom  exaggeratedly  Anna’s  son  (Louis)  makes  fun  of  him.  The  prince  feels  superior  to  Louis  as  he  is  the  son  of  the  King  and  not  just  the  teacher's  son,  and  he  believes  that  his  status  includes  the  right  not  to  be  interrupted  and  not  to  be  touched  by  inferiors.  But  Louis  point  of  view  was  that  Prince  Chulalongkorn  is  just  another  boy,  equal  to  him.  After  that  Louis  tells  his  mother  that  he  is  sorry.  The  Prince  then  lectures  him  that  a  man  should  under  no  circumstances  apologize  to  a  woman  and  the  two  boys  get  into  a  fight.      In  this  scene  masculinity/femininity  cultural  dimensions  are  presented  when  the  prince  said  to  Louis  that  he  should  never  apologize  to  a  woman  which  means  that  Siam  is  a  Masculine  society  where  manpower  are  supposed  to  be  tough,  power  and  focused  on  material  success  while  England  is  a  Feminine  society  as  the  controlling  values  for  them  are  caring  for  others  and  quality  of  life.  (National  Culture)    Also,  this  scene  has  shown  power  distance  cultural  dimension  as  Siam  has  a  high  power  distance  score  where  individuals  are  not  treated  equally  as  the  prince  believes  that  he  has  a  higher  status  than  Louis.  While  England  has  a  lower  power  distance  score  where  people  are  treated  equally.  (National  Culture)        

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Slavery  

   Timing:  00:27:00–00:35:10    Anna  discovers  a  chained  slave  in  the  backyard  of  a  noblewoman's  house.  She  complains  to  the  Prime  Minister  about  this  issue  and  then  buys  the  slave's  freedom  with  her  wedding  ring.  At  a  meeting  with  the  King  the  noblewoman  accuses  Anna  of  tricking  her  and  that  she  wants  her  slave  back.  In  the  Siamese  system  shows  that  noblemen  have  more  rights  than  the  lower  classes.  Slaves  seem  to  have  almost  no  rights  at  all.  But  the  king  reaction  was  telling  the  noblewomen  that  the  law  in  Siam  says  that  slaves  have  the  right  to  buy  their  freedom.  But  this  right  has  probably  never  been  respected  in  Siam.      Siam  is  a  high  context  culture  country,  as  the  individual  freedom  is  not  valued  in  Siam  as  in  the  scene  the  noblewoman  keep  her  slave  chained  and  working.  While  England  is  a  low  context  culture  country  as  Anna  gave  up  on  her  wedding  ring  just  to  buy  the  slave’s  freedom  which  means  that  Individual  freedom  is  valued.  (High  Context  and  Low  Context)              

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The  dinner    

   Timing:  00:53:57–00:55:43    Anna  is  asked  to  organize  a  Western  dinner  to  improve  Siam's  relations  with  the  British.  While  Anna  is  teaching  the  servants  to  serve  drinks,  the  King  appears  and  the  slaves  fall  to  their  knees  and  drop  the  glasses.  Anna  told  the  king  that  this  cannot  happen  at  the  dinner  and  asked  him  to  let  the  servants  stand  while  he’s  presence  at  the  dinner  and  he  said  “Just  for  one  night”.  The  Siamese  translator  tells  one  of  the  British  that  this  is  the  first  time  in  Siamese  history  that  everyone  has  been  allowed  to  stand  in  the  presence  of  the  King.  He  is  extremely  uncomfortable  with  this  change  in  power  distribution  and  seems  relieved  that  it  is  only  for  one  night.    Power  distance  cultural  dimension  is  in  the  scene  as  servants  has  to  fall  to  their  knees  while  the  king’s  presence  and  no  one  should  have  a  direct  eye  contact  with  the  king  because  it’s  considered  as  disrespecting  the  king.  Which  means  that  Siam  has  a  high  power  distance  score.  On  the  other  hand  England  culture  doesn’t  except  any  one  to  knee  on  the  head  for  someone  as  respect  and  finds  talking  to  someone  without  direct  eye  contact  rude  and  disrespectful  Reverse  Siam.  (National  Culture)            

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The  trial      

   Timing:  1:33:30–1:43:30    Tuptim  has  disguised  herself  as  a  monk  to  escape  from  the  palace.  She  was  caught  and  brought  before  a  court,  where  she  is  accused  of  high  treason  as  her  action  is  considered  as  an  insulation  for  the  king.  The  judges  didn’t  listen  to  her  explanations  and  did’nt  believe  her  and  gave  an  order  to  cane  her  but  then  Anna  intervenes  when  Tuptim  is  caned.  Anna  goes  to  talk  to  King  Mongkut,  who  is  furious  about  her  interfering.  After  that  Tuptim  and  her  lover  (Balat)  were  executed.    Siam  is  a  High  context  culture  country  as  people  are  concerned  about  losing  face  as  in  the  scene  the  king  didn’t  prevent  the  execution  because  he’s  concerned  in  losing  face  as  Tuptim  has  damaged  his  honor  and  she  has  to  die.  Also,  there  is  a  strong  sense  of  respect  and  honor  in  high  context  culture  countries  but  Tuptim  didn’t  respect  the  king  and  his  honor.  On  the  other  hand,  Anna  believes  that  Tuptim  didn’t  do  any  thing  wrong  and  she  doesn’t  deserve  to  be  killed  and  she  deserve  to  be  happy  and  have  the  right  to  be  with  her  lover.  (High  Context  and  Low  Context)    Power  distance  cultural  dimension  appeared  in  this  scene  as  people  not  in  power  accept  and  expect  that  power  is  spread  unequally  as  in  the  scene  judges  did’nt  listen  to  Tuptim  explanation  and  then  she  was  executed  with  her  lover  by  the  king’s  order  and  they  has  to  do  nothing  about  it  but  to  accept  it.  While  in  England  power  is  kind  of  distributed  equally  and  every  one  have  the  right  to  be  listened.  (National  Culture)          

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References    High  Context  and  Low  Context.  (n.d.).  Retrieved  March  8,  2016,  from  Culture  at  Work:  commuicating  across  cultures:  http://www.culture-­‐at-­‐work.com/highlow.html  

National  Culture.  (n.d.).  Retrieved  March  8,  2016,  from  The  Hofstede  Centre:  http://geert-­‐hofstede.com/national-­‐culture.html