"Bobby"

The goal of this film is to compare and contrast the turbulent political and social environment of the 1968 election season with the conditions we are experiencing now.

1. Make note of the main characters in the film. What do they represent as either segments of society or as real people present at the Ambassador Hotel on the day of the Kennedy assassination?
2. What did Bobby Kennedy represent to the American people? How was he able to get the respect and support of otherwise different groups of Americans?
3. Why was Bobby Kennedy assassinated, and do you think that this is, in fact what happened?
4. Where did the movie portray historical events accurately, and where do you feel it strayed from history?
5. What do you think the filmmaker's outlook on this film was? What style did he use in making this film and did it help accomplish his objectives?
6. Based on what you have learned about Kennedy and this time in history, how would events have progressed differently had Kennedy been elected?

Period 4: Homework: You compared events from the beginning of this film to events in this election.