NRSG222 Care of the Elderly

Assignment: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Introduction

This assignment is meant to be a fun and special learning moment! All persons go through changes
throughout their lives. The older adult is no different. The changes they experience can be a conscious
decision or they can be unexpected and can cause major upheavals in a person’s life. In The Best Exotic
Marigold Hotel the characters experience many different changes and challenges in their lives. These
changes cause the characters to make life altering decisions and find a new path in life.

Instructions

1. View the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

2. Answer the following questions with respect to each of the characters in the movie and
lessons learned.
3. Submit your completed responses by uploading to Assignments. Save the uploaded file
using your surname in the filename.

Evelynn

 What is the event in Evelynn’s that has led to her making changes in her life?
 What changes is she making and why?

Graham

 Why has Graham returned to India?

 What does he come to realize when he reconnects with his past?
 Does he reconcile with his past?

Jean and Douglas

Jean

 Is Jean happy with her life and how it has turned out? Why or why not?
 The manner in which Jean treats her husband is abusive. Identify which type of abuse
you witnessed and what indicators you noticed related to the type of abuse you have identified?
 Why is Jean impressed by Graham?

Douglas

 Is Douglas happy with his life? Why or why not?

 What does Douglas come to realize about his marriage to Jean?
 What change does he make in his life?

Muriel

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 Why has Muriel gone to India and is she happy about going to India? Why or why not?
 What prejudices does Muriel have, that she overcomes by the end of the movie?
 How does Muriel find a sense of purpose or usefulness in this part of her life?

Norman

 What is Norman looking for in India and does he find it?

 And how does he view what he was looking for?
 Is it important that he finds what he is looking for?

Madge

 Why did Madge go to India?

 What is she looking for in India?
 What does she come to realize in India?

Lessons Learned

 What are the lessons about older adulthood that we can learn from this story?

Broadbent, G. & Czernin, P. (Producers), & Madden J. (Director). (2011). The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel [Motion picture]. United Kingdom:
Participant Media.