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1 Movie Review Student's Name Institution Instructor's Name Course Due date

2 Movie Review #2: The Help Question 1. Gender has played a significant role in the storyline of the film The Help. Aibileen and Minny share a sense of sisterhood with Skeeter, which gives them the confidence to share their story. The figure of Skeeter shows the strength of female roles in Mississippi in 1961 as she pursued a career in writing (Adam, 2019). Women were still being discouraged not to pursue a career outside the home, which was the main limitation. Question 2. In the film, Skeeter has always wanted to be successful in writing and expects that she will be able to achieve this goal if she works hard. Skeeter's friends and mother do not understand her and expect that she will stop pursuing her career when she gets a boyfriend. However, she is different from other women in her town as she only wants to be a successful writer. Skeeter does not prioritize marriage and having kids in the future. Question 3. The children in this film are likely better at understanding racial differences (Adam, 2019). The film is emotionally intense and might not be appealing to young kids but very relevant as it matures children to see with their parents. Question 4. In the film, social status, race, and economic status are considered the most critical aspects of power. However, dignity, public opinion, and pride also appear to be powerful forces. Most white elites with economic and political power fear losing their control (Adam, 2019). Some African Americans with working-class occupations exerted their power by telling their

3 stories and resisting control. The race also plays a major that power plays in the dynamics of Jackson, Mississippi. Question 5. Individuals with social power hear Aibileen's voice via Skeeter's writings. Even though she rejected the payment from Skeeter, she accepted Skeeter's interview and met the domestic workers. Apart from the writing done by Skeeter, the resources that Aibileen used to speak to make her be heard within the community (Adam, 2019). Consequently, Aibileen's voice was heard by individuals with social power, and this primarily occurs through the conversations with Skeeter in her writings. Read/Watch and Respond #5 Question 1. In the article, Jamiles Lartey defines a whitelash as a violent or hostile reaction from white people to the influx of other races. However, the term describes an old reality where dramatic racial progress was inevitably followed by a whitelash (Lartey, 2018). Question 2. The author considers personal racism valet to mean white people calling the police on black people and having them taken away and escorted like inanimate objects. The dilemma for 911 operators and first responders is that if officers are functionally deputized as personal racism valets, armed respondents have minimal suspicion from white people. This is a hard circle to the square from the perspective of police officers. Question 3. Goff says that for us to win, we have to challenge the racial bias, whether unconscious or conscious (Lartey, 2018). Therefore, social norms have to change for us to win.

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