LION INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF HOPE DETERMINATION AND

LION INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF HOPE, DETERMINATION AND TECHNOLOGY

SAROO’S JOURNEY The memoir Lion has 4 main sections, based around the locations in Saroo’s journey: • Khandwa, India: early childhood • Kolkata (Calcutta), India: getting lost & surviving on the streets • Hobart, Tasmania (Australia): being adopted, growing up • Returning to Khandwa and Kolkata: reuniting with Indian family

OPENING QUESTION In what way is Lion an India ‘incredible true story of hope, determination and technology’? Austrailia Family

REMINDERS: AUSTRALIA Sue Bierley John Brierley Mantosh Brierley Asra Lisa PLOT Sheru (Saroo) Born in Ganesh Talai in Khandwa (Ganestalay) INDIA Kamla Train from city of Burhanpur to Howrah railway station in Calcutta (930 miles from home) Guddu (11) Adopted by Bierley family in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Shekila (1) Studied business and hospitality but used Google Earth to search for family Kallu (6) Munshi Mrs. Sod

OTHER THOUGHTS… ▪ What defines one’s home? How does Saroo define the concept of ‘home’ in Lion? ▪ Is Saroo better off with the Brierleys, or would it have been better if he had not gotten lost in the first place? Can an event be both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ at the same time? ▪ Is Saroo a true Indian or a true Australian? Is he both? Is he neither? Should Saroo have changed the spelling of his name to reflect his original name? How does one become part of a culture?

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