Objectification comes in many forms, like an identification card. For instance, an identification card dictates what a person is. In both “The Promised Land” and its film adaptation Black Girl, Diouana is defined by her attempt to find a voice against her objectification. Her employers’ actions dehumanize her, and she strives to show she is a human rather than an object. Her suicide is Diouana’s way of expressing her emotions and voice. It is ultimately a way to show that she is a human and deserved to be treated as such. Her employers’ treatment of Diouana objectifies her, which plays into her representation of her as an object throughout both the film and the text rather than a human being. Diouana struggles with finding her voice as a result
