The King And I

Summary


The story happened in Siam, Bangkok (Thailand) in 1862. The King of Siam request Anna Leonowens to teach his many children. Her son Louis was afraid of the Prime Minister of the King which are called “Kralahome” that’s why she taught her son how to “Whistle a Happy Tune” whenever he is afraid. The Kralahome accompany them to the palace. Then the King let his children to meet Anna. They bowed to Anna & kissed her hands. Then the teacher start teaching the children. For the several weeks, she taight the children songs, proverbs, and poems. Anna confront the King about his broken promise that he would give a house for Anna & her son. They watch a stage play, and as the King is watching, he received a gift from the King of Burma, a lovely girl named Tuptim. Lun tha fall in love with that girl. The girl was to be punish but Anna told the king not to do it. Anna tried to go home, but she was pleaded to stay by the children she was teaching. And then the boat came, but she did not ride, she decided to stay. Then the King got sick. He told one of his son to be the king next to him, & when his child are telling something to his sisters & brothers, the King passed away.


Characters of the story

Main characters of the King & I are:
Anna Leonowens played by Deborah Kerr
King Mongkut of Siam played by Yul Brynner
Tuptim played by Rita Moreno
Kralahome played by Martin Benson
Lady Thiang played by Terry Saunders
Rex Thompson played by Louis Leonowens
Lun Tha paled by Calos Rivas
Prince Chulalongkorn played by Patrick Adiarete
Sir John Hay played by Alan Mowbray
Sir Edward Ramsay played by Geoffrey Toone

Historical values of the film

Because of Anna, the children learned about many things about other country.

Social Relevance of the film to our society

We learned many things from other country & to be influenced by them made our country more civilized and they gave us many ideas.