Three Identical Strangers:
An “interrupted” film guide and worksheet
to accompany the documentary movie that
provides a fascinating case study into the
intricacies of the nature versus nurture
debateDate: Period:
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Three Identical Strangers:
An “interrupted” film guide and worksheet
to accompany the documentary movie that
provides a fascinating case study into the
intricacies of the nature versus nurture
debateDate: Period:
Imagine if you walked around the corner one day and saw your twin walking toward you? How would you feel?
What questions might you ask yourself?
What is your opinion on “nature vs nurture? How much of who you are is determined by your genetics and how
much is determined by your upbringing?
Where and when does Bobby Shafran go to college?
What is his first day like?
What does Michael Domnitz do when he meets Bobby?
What is the name of the adoption agency that both Eddy and Bobby were adopted from?
How does the story go from “amazing to incredible”?
What physical feature convinced Ellen Cervone that David was in fact the third of the triplets
Stop the film at 16:30
List the ways that Eddy, Bobby and David are similar/identical. List some differences.Which of these could be influenced by their upbringing/environment? Explain your reasoning.
How does life change for them in the short term?
In what other ways are they similar in their preferences?
What other ways are their families similar? How were their families different?
What were the parents not told when they adopted them?
What excuse does the adoption agency give for separating the boys?
What does one of the fathers witness the directors of the adoption agency doing when he returns to get his
umbrella?
Why does a lawsuit not go anywhere?
How does Eddy pay for his surgery for appendicitis without insurance?
How do the boys find their birth mother?
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