The first is the mention of Dean’s father, an Olympic runner who was beat by Jesse Owens, an African American athlete. Wanting to get on Chris’s good side, Dean says that it was incredible that a black man was able to come out of nowhere and prove Hitler wrong during the Berlin games. In the kitchen, Chris is introduced to Georgina for the first time. She stands quietly behind the counter with a sense of discomfort before the two men move outside. Again, Walter is raking leaves. Dean addresses the fact that his completely white household has black servants. He explains that they hired Walter and Georgina to care for his parents and once they died, they could not let them go. “[He] hate[s] the way it looks,” and ensures that Chris knows that in an attempt to increase Chris’s trust within the family (Get Out). In an effort to make Chris think that the Armitage family is a normal, non-racist household, Dean pushes his admiration of black individuals on …show more content…
Rose acts very surprised and annoyed at the fact that she and Chris would be present for the party. However, the audience learns that the party requires Chris’s presence. Jeremy, Rose’s brother, is also introduced during this scene. Later during dinner, he tried to win Chris over by telling Rose’s secrets. All in attendance are having a good time. They all want Chris to feel comfortable in their home and are taking extra precautions to ensure that he does. Before long, athletics are brought up, knowing that black stereotypes focus heavily on physical attributes. Chris reveals that he likes basketball, but Jeremy, very aggressively, begins to test Chris’s knowledge in MMA and street fighting. Persistently, he brings up jujitsu to test Chris’s mental game. Everybody is tense, but Chris goes along with the conversation in order to impress the