Akira Kane R. Jover Xi-Krypton Reaction Paper My Response On The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

AKIRA KANE R.
JOVER
XI-KRYPTON
REACTION PAPER
My Response on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Chiwetel Ejiofor’s first ever directed film The Boy Who Harnessed the
Wind (2019) is a British drama film based on a real-life story of a young boy living
in Malawi named William Kamkwamba who wants to achieve his dreams and save
his family stating that “whatever you want to do, if you do it with all your heart, it
will happen.” The film narrates when a terrible drought struck William
Kamkwamba’s tiny village in Malawi, without the help of the government they
were left with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. He was forced to quit school but
Kamkwamba still taught himself the principles of electric generation using only
some English-language library books and a translating dictionary. There, he came
up with the idea that would change his family’s life forever: he could build a
windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William’s windmill
brought electricity to his community and finally helped his family pump the water
they needed to farm the land. Since then, Kamkwamba received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New
Hampshire and has started his working on projects ranging from sanitation in India
to gender-based violence prevention in Kenya.
One of my reactions to the film was how it clearly depicts the problems from
hunger, death and even quitting school because of poverty. The Kamkwamba’s
have scarcely lived by means of farming but when the drought came, their situation
got worse. People in their village became so desperate for food that they we’re
willing to steal and fight just to have it. On one of the scenes, the family also had to
decide whether who among them should eat food for the day just to save and
endure what has been left. It was devastating to watch knowing that others are
experiencing these circumstances in real-life and I felt just lucky to never undergo
those hardships. Yet the more I see how William persevered through it, the more it
made me inspired to never give up on my dreams.
Although with the lack of money to pay, William and his family place a
huge value on education, as one of the only ways for a rural Malawian to improve
his or her life. I think this has made the boy discover his love for engineering and
physics. It was the reason how he could help other people fixing their radios, the
reason he would innovate all the time and the reason how he made the windmill.
He valued his knowledge and the film does show that by applying what he learned
and still has the courage to create his ideas despite being a drop out of school. It
made me understand on a deeper level that people would often neglect going to
school and see it as something that only needs to get passed by but for William it
was different, it was his only key to live a better life and he enjoyed what he is
learning which made me truly respect him and Ejiofor on making this true-story
book a film.
I have also found out how important nature is to keep ourselves alive. In the
movie, businesses we’re looking for their lands because it was full of trees and
since money was needed, people sold their lands. By selling their lands on a
seasons of flood in Mozambique then a drought in the community, their farms
where put into danger because no roots would hold the amount of water
that innovation is right where you are if you pay attention. Look around you
and observe your environment very carefully. What problems do you see? What
can be improved? Many times, the things that improve our lives (what many
people call innovations) come from making simple observations and designing a
solution that addresses the challenges you see. So don’t wait for others to solve the
problems in your society. Use your creativity to think of solutions. You never
know what exciting innovations lie in your head until you try.
What problems do you see around you? What simple things that you may
take for granted can you can use to build a solution? What’s your version of
William’s windmill and how will you build it?

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