What happens when a country cannot support its population? Read this article about life in the slums of India. Indians that live and work in the slums can afford little on their salaries. Jim Yardley traveled to the Dharavi slums in India to see life in the country's poorest neighborhoods.
After reading the article, respond to the following prompts on the discussion board:
Is it fair to portray the poorest of the poor for the financial gain of Hollywood?Does the press coverage of the poverty in India actually help the people of India at all?
In the portrayal of the slums of India is there a message about the resiliency of the human spirit in the midst of grinding poverty?
What does the quote by Pope Benedict above have to do with the slums of India?
Do you think movies likeSlumdog Millionairetell the truth about child poverty?