9/11: Consider the Importance of Memory
Q1: What moments in this film stood out for you? Why?
Q2: Were there any surprises? Anything that challenged what you know — or thought
you knew?
Q3: What messages, emotions or ideas will you take away from this film? Why?
Q4: What connections can you make between this film and your own life or experience?
Why? Does this film remind you of anything else you’ve read or seen? If so, how and
why?
“Every year on Sept. 11, relatives and friends of
people killed at the World Trade Center return to the
memorial that fills the footprints of the towers. The mayor,
even presidential candidates, have joined them as the
victims’ names are read. Many run their fingers over some
of the thousands of names etched in bronze and wedge
stems of flowers into the letters.
But there is another anniversary related to the attacks, one
that often receives far less attention: May 30, the day in
2002 when the cleanup of ground zero officially concluded
with a modest ceremony.
This year was different. On Thursday, a crowd of families,
friends and survivors with ties to a segment of victims that
continues to grow gathered under a canopy of fog as the
9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City dedicated
an addition called the Memorial Glade. It is meant to
acknowledge the ever-extending tendrils of the tragedy,
recognizing the people — largely rescue and recovery
workers — whose illnesses and deaths came years after
the towers collapsed.
“The story of 9/11 is only half written,” said Rob Serra, 39,
who was a rookie with the New York City Fire Department
when he worked at ground zero” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/nyregion/unsung-9-11-heroes-finally-get-their-ownmemorial.html