Bend It Like Beckham

Alex Morgan was drawn immediately to soccer at a very young age. Alex was born on July 2, 1989 in San Dimas, California. She grew up with parents who supported her in different ways. Alex Morgan’s mother is Pamela S. Morgan, her father is Michael T. Morgan, and her two older sisters are Jeni and Jeri. As a young girl the family moved to Diamond Bar, California (thefamouspeople.com). Morgan’s parents had supported her throughout her entire career. Alex Morgan’s father was her coach as a youth. Although Morgan’s mother didn’t coach her in soccer she found many ways to support her talented daughter. Alex’s mother and father are very different people. Alex’s mother would say, “Honey, if you lose, it’s ok,” but on the other hand Alex’s father would say, “You’ve got to be the best, no one remembers number two.” Alex Morgan said, “I feel really lucky to

Katie Nolan, Francie’s mother, is the main reason that Francie is able to survive her arduous childhood and succeed in life. Food, heat and protection are always available to the Nolan children even if it means that Katie has to work multiple jobs or even sacrifice some of her own needs. Katie gives all she can to provide for her children and Francie truly values her mother’s hard work. Francie appreciates her mother’s thougtful acts, but still, Francie develops

She wanted to play soccer forever, but right now, it looks like she’s going to stick with football. She became involved in football when her brother started playing football. Samantha always wanted to be like her older brother. He inspired her a lot. So when he started playing football, she wanted to play too. She started doing sprints with his team. His coach would always say that the boys goal should be to beat her. He said that because only two people could ever beat her. One problem that she always had was, that most people thought she was crazy, because she wanted to play football with the boys. The other problem she has is,most people thought that she couldn’t do anything as good as a boy. She is famous, because of her career in

Francie Nolan is an 11-year-old girl with a vivid imagination and dreams of someday becoming an author. However, she is limited by her surroundings, for she lives in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Her family has barely enough money to buy food and other necessities of life. Her mother is Katie Nolan, a strong, steely woman who meets every challenge that comes her way head-first, and her father is Johnny Nolan, an idealistic father whom Francie loves very much, but is an alcoholic. Francie is sure that Katie loves her brother, Neeley, more than herself, and she attaches herself to her father.

Born and raised in Rigby, Idaho Melissa Clark was the best woman soccer player to ever live. Living in such a small town where soccer wasn’t ideal was quite difficult for her because it is something she loved to do but had to travel to do it. She started playing at age 3 with the five year old boys, her father trained her hard because he knew she had lots of potential. Running up and down the field like a cheetah because she had some speed. Growing up she had a pretty normal life. She went to school like a normal kid but besides school; all she did was play soccer and train with her dad. He pushed her very hard because he wanted her to be successful. Although Melissa seemed like a normal girl she definitely wasn’t, she had a very strange secret she had kept from everybody including her

When Jabber Morris was asked to play football, not soccer, because of his father’s death, he gets bothered of that because he did not know what to do. It’s his first year on soccer, but he is known to be the best player in his team. The only problem is that Jabber’s family wants him to quit and play football instead. Since his father used to be a football star, his family wants Jabber

One reason why I would allow my son to play football because it can build character “ it's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up”. You can play all day, and if you get down it don’t matter. What matters if you have the courage to get back up. “If you can believe it, you can achieve it”. No matter what you do, you shouldn’t have to put your mind into it, but believe in what you put your mind to and make it

This seems to drive her throughout the whole story. One of the first ways we see her change is by quitting the soccer team. “I just don’t want to play anymore. I hate soccer. There.

The famed soccer star David Beckham's book "Beckham: Both Feet on the Ground" provides readers with an intimate peek into his life and character. Beckham comes out throughout the book as a dedicated, humble, and moral person who is genuinely committed to his family and his sport. One of Beckham's most outstanding characteristics is his unwavering work ethic and desire to succeed. , "I would train for hours, drilling the same maneuvers over and again...

She was a strong woman with a cutthroat personality who was unabashedly greedy and secretly conniving. Jeremy was a man with a big heart and an even bigger checkbook, it was a match made in hell. Claudia had always used her beauty to her advantage. She knew when people saw her they didn’t see her sharp mind, not even Jeremy. What people saw was her flowing ebony waves, her high cheekbones, and her soft amber eyes. Jeremy was much more average with sandy blond hair, pale blue eyes, and a lithe body; he wasn’t an unattractive man but his wife outshone him. These two people came together to make one bright and happy toddler called Amelia, a tiny thing barely squeaking past the age of three. She inherited the best of both of them, her mother’s looks and her father’s kind nature. Amelia was a surprise to both of her parents; their marriage was so new neither of them wanted to add something that may turn out to complicate their relationship. When she was brought into this world Jeremy was ecstatic, Claudia was decidedly less so, not that she would let her husband see. Claudia figured that she still was the wife of an affluent businessman and had all the luxuries she never dared dream of when she was a child. This would not affect anything, she would make sure of it, she would play the role of loving mother and devoted wife even if it pained her to do so. That plan was all well and good until Jeremy lost his money and

They should live each moment as though it is their last. They should live their life outside of their comfort zones. They should seize every moment and live their life to the fullest. The boys are told to look at things from a new perspective when they think they have everything figured out.

As traditional and modern views clashes with one another, Jess struggles to maintain a good relationship between both soccer and her family. Modern views are depicted as Jess is influenced by the people she spends time with in the UK. When Jess first joins the team, she struggles to change under a shirt, as she is uncomfortable with exposing her stomach. The scene described is the first time Jess is subjected to exposure of modesty standards in the UK and the direct contrast towards her culture. While she was taught to cover skin, the other girls were taught to show off their physique. When Jess progresses in her soccer career, her long-established family practices begin to become an obstacle. Traditional views are clearly distinguished once Jess spends time with her Indian family. Jess gets in trouble when an Indian couple announces to Jess’ parents that they saw her making out with a white boy. In reality, she was hugging her friend Jules as they were celebrating their happiness. In her parents’ traditional views, they want her to marry someone involved in their community, rather than a foreigner. The parents are greatly distraught from Jess’ actions, and feel her transgressions gives their family name a bad reputation among the other families in the Indian community due to the misunderstanding. In the UK, Indian women are granted more freedom to choose

What you want in comparison to what your family expects form you is a common disagreement through most family households. In the movie ‘Bend it like Beckham’ we saw the conflict between jess and her parents on how they feel and what they want for her, how jess sees the situation and how it is resolved. Throughout Jess’s journey she is constantly pulled in what she truly wants and what here family/culture expects (internal conflict).

Cultural differences can have a big role, but Denmark as a country that “scores 16” and therefor considered a feminine country. In feminine countries such as Denmark it is important to keep the life/work balance and to make sure everyone is involved opposite to an Indian society that is a societal hierarchy therefor it will be hard to comprehend as a Dane. India as a societal hierarchy is conspicuous in caste systems. Castes are mainly associated with Hinduism, within the villages and towns everyone knows he´s or hers rank within the community. This aspects shows the facts that in India there is an attitude of power distance. Belonging to a culture with high power distance tent to have individuals with a different view of power, believing everyone has a specific place in

Gurinder Chadha directed the film Bend It Like Beckham which was released in April of 2002. In this movie, the motif of David Beckham is presented through the various cinematic techniques that Chadha displays. Jessminda, the protagonist in the film, looks upon Beckham as her ‘God’, inspiration and mentor. Lighting, soundtrack and colour are three main elements used to convey Jess’ emotional state throughout the film as seen in the ‘Opening scene’, ‘Taking down Beckham’ and ‘Beckham at the airport’. The motif of David Beckham can be identified in the opening scene where Jess is imagining she is playing soccer for Manchester United, alongside Beckham.