Watch the above film Charles Tupper: The Big Man (1961) and think about and answer the questions below. Submit your responses to your teacher.
What do you notice about the film?
What did you notice about the women in the film? How often did you see women in this film?
Who is represented in this film? Who is missing?
What do you think of the way they show Joseph Howe and Charles Tupper?
Do they make them heroes? Villains? One or the other?
What do you think about Charles Tupper using his power as premier to have Nova Scotia join confederation despite the opposition to it? Is this fair?
Do you think the people portrayed in this short film are good people? Yes? No? Do you need more information to answer this?