Lithuania
By Rupert Brooke
Before we begin
Bill Clinton (former U.S President)
wanted to stop the
“Intergenerational Perpetuation of
Poverty”
If parents are poor, there is a good
chance that their children will be
poor
Do you think this is true?
Cultural Anxiety
Every culture has it’s anxietiesintense fears or apprehensions
Can you think of an anxiety that
is shared by Newfoundlanders
and Labradorians?
Poverty
What is poverty?
the state or condition of having little or no money,
goods, or means of support; condition of being
poor.
deficiency of necessary or desirable ingredients,
qualities, etc
Poverty
Do you think poverty is a problem in
our community? Why? Why not?
Do you think poverty is a problem in
our province? Why? Why not?
Lithuania-the country
A country in Northern Europe
Gained independence from Russia in 1990
This play is sort of an “urban legend”
Rupert Brooke wrote this play, however, the story
has been around for many, many years and has
been passed down and around for generations
in Lithuania
The play is set in a Lithuanian village