It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.

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1. Explain how the color white is used as a metaphor for the racial power structure in Los Angeles. 2. Identify two characters and explain how they are victims of racism and perpetrators of racism. 3. When Sgt. Ryan says, “You think you know who you are? You have no idea,” what implications did it have for the police officer he said it to and for him, as well? 1. Explain how the color white is used as a metaphor for the racial power structure in Los Angeles. 2. Identify two characters and explain how they are victims of racism and perpetrators of racism. 3. When Sgt. Ryan says, “You think you know who you are? You have no idea,” what implications did it have for the police officer he said it to and for him, as well? of 10

4. How is Cameron too black and not black enough for the people in his life? 5. What realization does Jean have for her maid? 6. How does Det. Graham compromise his values and play into institutional racism? 7. What problem do Dorri and her father face in relation to their ethnicity, and how does that relate to people at our school? 4. How is Cameron too black and not black enough for the people in his life? 5. What realization does Jean have for her maid? 6. How does Det. Graham compromise his values and play into institutional racism? 7. What problem do Dorri and her father face in relation to their ethnicity, and how does that relate to people at our school? of 10

8.How was the Santa Claus used as a symbol? 9.Why is the title of the film “Crash” and how does it represent the theme of the movie? 10.Why doesn’t the little girl die after the man fires a gun at her father, and how is her character symbolic? 8.How was the Santa Claus used as a symbol? 9.Why is the title of the film “Crash” and how does it represent the theme of the movie? 10.Why doesn’t the little girl die after the man fires a gun at her father, and how is her character symbolic? of 10