Spirited Away

Why does Chihiro forgive No Face?

• He apologizes

• She realizes the bath house is what turned him into a monster

• He helped save Haku

• He gives her gold to buy a train ticket

How is Boh a foil to Chihiro?

• Boh and Chihiro both have to fight to save their families, but it makes Chihiro kind and Boh mean

• Boh is a brat like Chihiro, but he never grows out of it

• They are both scared, but Boh refuses to face his fears while Chihiro fights them

• Chihiro and Boh both have to learn from the spirit world, and Chihiro learns to be stronger when Boh breaks under pressure

What theme does the film show through the "Stink Spirit?"

• Working hard can lead to great rewards

• Being greedy can force you to do horrible things

• Being kind to someone who doesn't deserve it can wind up hurting you in the long run

• You can't judge someone by the way they look

What is an example of secondary goal the film?

• Chihiro traveling to Zeniba to save Haku

• Chihiro working in the bath house to save her parents

• Chihiro fighting to remember her name

• Chihiro working with Haku to remember her name

Similar to Maleficent, Spirited Away blurs the lines of “evil.” what do you think this says about what it means to be a villain?

• Evil doesn't really exist because everyone is working towards their goals in life

• Sometimes people put their main goal ahead of what is right, but that doesn't make them an evil person

• Evil can be found in everyone. Even if they think they are a good person.

• Villains are clearly separate from the hero in the film

The protagonist of Spirited Away is...

• Chihiro

• Yubaba

• Lin

• Haku

The conflict that is driving Chihiro to act is...

• Her parents were turned into pigs and they became trapped in the spirit world.

• She was kidnapped by Yubaba and taken to the spirit world.

• She and her parents became lost and ended up getting stuck in the spirit world.

• Her parents were turned into pigs and she had to figure out how to get into the spirit world to save them.

In at least 2 sentences, explain what makes Chihiro a hero, and cite examples from the film.

The antagonist is...

• Yubaba

• Zeniba

• No Face

• Kamaji

List 3 character traits of Chihiro.