Identity In The Film, Belle, By Dido Elizabeth Belle

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Belle, a film released in 2013, depicts the life a biracial woman, Dido Elizabeth Belle, living with a white family in 18th century England. Although she lives as a white woman, she is marginalized on numerous occasions. Belle illustrates the difficulties of being a biracial person in a society that is predominately white. As the story progresses, Dido learns the truth about her position in society, struggles with her identity, and strives to make a difference, just as the Invisible Man did. At the beginning of the film, Dido is completely unaware that the color of her skin made her an object of scorn. She presumes that because a white family generously offered to provide for her, that everyone acts the same way. Slowly, she begins to

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