“The Little girl who sold the Sun” shows the dramatic differences in quality of life in Dakar, Senegal. A developed country Senegal has many issues with poverty and unemployment. The movie centers on a girl named Sili, who is determined to scale all obstacles to provide for her family. Even though Sili is a cripple who need s crutches to get her everywhere she needs to go, she sets out to get a job selling news papers to provide for her family.
Early in the movie we are shown the drastic qualities of life. In one early scene we are shown a poor man pounding stones into smaller stones. We can assume this is what this man does day in and day out. Behind this man you can see planes taking off and a group of youths dressed in bright running gear training for long distance running. This shows the drastic comparison of their economy. The streets of Dakar are full of people whom are unemployed. People are seen milling around the streets begging for money or begging for work.
Sili determined to get a job, talks the newspaper people to let her sell the paper. Generally this is a job done by just young males. With much perseverance Sili uses her crutches to pedal the streets and sell her newspapers. I found her determination quite admirable. As she began to gather clients she became unpopular with her competitors. They would even stoop to stealing her crutches and knocking her down. This just shows how cutthroat that it is for money in Senegal.
Early in the movie we are shown the drastic qualities of life. In one early scene we are shown a poor man pounding stones into smaller stones. We can assume this is what this man does day in and day out. Behind this man you can see planes taking off and a group of youths dressed in bright running gear training for long distance running. This shows the drastic comparison of their economy. The streets of Dakar are full of people whom are unemployed. People are seen milling around the streets begging for money or begging for work.
Sili determined to get a job, talks the newspaper people to let her sell the paper. Generally this is a job done by just young males. With much perseverance Sili uses her crutches to pedal the streets and sell her newspapers. I found her determination quite admirable. As she began to gather clients she became unpopular with her competitors. They would even stoop to stealing her crutches and knocking her down. This just shows how cutthroat that it is for money in Senegal.
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