Dukale's Dream Documentary Analysis

The documentary, Dukale’s Dream by Josh Rothstein is a touching, motivating and heartwarming walk through of Hugh Jackman’s trip to Ethiopia. This documentary was made to bring light to the poverty that Ethiopia is experiencing and how we can help them. Hugh Jackman stressed the fact Ethiopia does not want to be dependent and have money handed to them, rather they want to work for the money they receive, be independent and be empowered. Throughout the documentary rhetoric works were used to get the point across to the viewer and touch the reader in an emotional way so they feel obligated to help in any way they can. Dukale 's Dream is the story of an Ethiopian coffee farmer who started off with little to nothing and achieved his dream of creating his own fair-trade coffee company. Hugh Jackman, a famous actor, singer and producer, is the narrator of

He takes us along with him on his journey through Ethiopia from walking the streets to actually working on the farm. The use of this one farmer’s story gives us a deep and personal connection, understanding and compassion for him. I believe Josh Rothstein’s purpose in producing this writing was to bring light to the major issue of poverty in Ethiopia. He also wanted people to know that they can help by buying fair-trade coffee. He shares knowledge about how non-fair trade companies don’t follow strict standards, use methods which don’t promote sustainability, pay workers unfairly and/or take advantage of undeveloped countries to increase their profit. When buying fair-trade coffee, you are not only getting a wholesome, delicious product, you are also helping decrease poverty. Josh Rothstein wrote to an audience who can help to end poverty in Ethiopia and those who can help to spread awareness of the issue and solutions. This affected his writing because he wrote as if we had no prior knowledge of the issues and