Analysis of the Documentary the Queen of Versailles

In the documentary Queen of Versailles, Jackie and David Siegal show the hardships of being one of the most wealthy people in the country. In the beginning of the documentary, everything in their life is close to perfect. They are a wealthy couple, have children and are building their dream house also the largest house in America. Everything was going well for them until the 2008 financial crisis occurred in which the real estate market collapsed. Although the weeks reading were hard to interpret, some of the things in them were clearly seen in the documentary. One of the first things I noticed was how many children the Siegal family had. They have seven of their own kids and one that Jackie took in from her sister. With so many children they needed over 3 nannies. All the nannies were from Spanish countries and they all worked in order to send money back to their families at home. Barbera Ehrenreich describes the process of coming to America and working as a house maid or nanny. Sin ce the Siegals have a huge house, they needed women to clean and take care of the house itself. This can also relate to the womanization articles as it is clear that these women from outside countries are doing things that is expected of women such as cooking, cleaning and taking care of children. It is clear that the kids have respect for the nannies since they spend more time with the nanny than with their parents. This can also relate to Wallersteins Soft Multilateralism article inShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pageslamentable. Taken together, the key themes and processes that have been selected as the focus for each of the eight essays provide a way to conceptualize the twentieth century as a coherent unit for teaching, as well as for written narrative and analysis. Though they do not exhaust the crucial strands of historical development that tie the century together—one could add, for example, nationalism and decolonization—they cover in depth the defining phenomena of that epoch, which, as the essays demonstrate