Article Reflections: When We Leave – p. 1 of 1
Basics: Faith, family, immigration and homicide, Ella Taylor. New York Times. 2011.
Essence: Taylor’s article reviews Feo Aladag’s debut film, When We Leave, a drama
about changing cultural norms and family honor within the Turkish community in Berlin.
Taylor stresses that honor killings are not prescribed in the Koran but rather are
practices designed to control female sexuality and reproduction rooted in tribal and
patriarchal societies that predate all the major monotheistic religions. According to
Taylor, the filmmaker empathetically portrays multiple points of view as the film’s
protagonist struggles with the conflict created between her love for her traditional
family and her need to pursue her own life in a progressive European culture.
Quotes: What short passage best captures the author's ideas, and why? Write out the
passage and then explain its importance to the writing and the social context.
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