‘for love or money’
By Dean Yeld
There are many examples of this quote in the film.
When Jamal got the autograph from the famous Indian his
brother Salim betrayed Jamal by taking the signed picture and
selling it, showing that money was more important and that he
didn’t mind if he hurt his brother.
The part where Latika was at the train station looking up at
Jamal and when Salim came after Latika as he was getting paid
to capture her shows us again that money was more important
than making his brother happy and shows that Salim only thinks
about himself.
Near the end of the film Jamal gets Latika back and Salim lays all
the money in the bath tub and the man comes into the bathroom
seeing Salim in the bath. Salim shoots him so that he won’t go
after Latika and Jamal . Salim ends up dying so this is showing
that Salim opened his eyes and saw how much pain he had caused
his brother and he payed his brother back by giving Jamal the
love of his life back.
A Tale of Two Brothers
By Nolan Hermann
Quite early on in the film, we learn that Jamal and Salim have a very
love hate relationship between them, showing great teamwork when
they had to outrun the officers who were chasing them through the
slums, and great distrust, when Salim sold Jamal’s signed photograph
of an actor.
Later, after their mother has been killed, Salim takes up the role of
the caretaker, making sure Jamal stays safe. They help each other