After watching the movie "Glory!", write a one or two page essay on the film. Some of the scenes are listed below to help you remember what happened. Be sure to address the following in your essay:

• Choose one character then describe that person. Discuss challenges he faced, discuss changes or growth he made.
• What did you like and/or dislike about the film? Offer reasons for your opinion(s).
• List examples of discrimination that the 54th faced and offer examples of how they overcame those obstacles.
• What was the 54th's goals and did they meet those goals? In your opinion, was the final attack successful?

List of major scenes:

1. the men's first meeting in the tent
2. tough Irish drill sergeant pushing the soldiers hard
3. at night in the rain, the announcement they'd be killed if they were captured
4. clowning around while training on the rifle range and the Col. fires the pistol by Jupiter's head
5. Maj. Forbes questioning the Colonel on pushing the men too hard
6. "desertion" by Tripp and his whipping
7. going to the quartermaster's office and demanding he give them shoes
8. announcement they'd get $10 instead of $13/month
9. on the boat, Rawlins' promotion to Sgt. Maj.
10. raiding and burning the Georgia town
11. not being allowed to fight, but being reserved to manual labor
12. at night around the camp, Trip being told off by Sgt. Rawlins
13. in the fancy room, the Col. blackmails the higher officer by threatening to turn him in for pillaging and raiding unless they get to go to real battle
14. the first battle (when they were in the woods fighting) when Thomas ("Snowflake") gets shot
15. standing beside the river when Colonel asks Trip to carry the flag
16. singing and praying around the campfire the night before the major battle
17. the last battle where they try to take Ft. Wagner