Beasts of the Southern Wild My first reaction to this film was, what does this film have to do with Louisiana History? As I watched it in class, and again at home three times, I tried to find symbolism relating to the conditions of our state and our world. Wading through disturbing images I saw poverty, neglect and decay. I tried to relate my own experiences to this film. I saw first-hand the effects of salt water intrusion on the trees, parks and other green spaces of New Orleans after Hurricane
Alcorn Jr. and Mark Bracher say, storytelling can “promote greater tolerance of unfamiliar and potentially traumatic experiences”(344-345). In Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin proves that storytelling is important by using it as a source of connection with the audience, a healing process, as well as a way of motivation. Beasts of the Southern Wild is about a six-year old little girl