Connections 1.8 Final
Racism has been around for a long time. People judge others on the colour of their skin. This has affected a lot of people over the years. These three texts convey the theme of racism very strongly. The first text we studied was called remember the titans this is a story about a football team in an integrated school. The next text was called Changes, in this rap Tupac conveys his point that nothing is changing and how racism is affecting him. The final text is 12 Years A Slave. This is a story about how the main character Solomon was taken into slavery. The four authors of these texts are Boaz Yakin, Tupac Shakur and Steve McQueen. The first aspect I'm analysing is the characters that stand up to racism. The next aspect is the characters that are sympathetic to the struggle of African-Americans. The last aspect is settings where it is difficult to rise above racism.
In all of the texts we have studied there has been at least one character that has stood up to racism. In the first text Remember the Titans the character that stands up to racism is Coach Herman Boone. In the film Boone has to win all of the games to keep his job. He decides to stand up to the task and prepares to win every game. Despite all the odds Boone continues to fight racism and manages to win all the games. This meant he could keep his …show more content…
In this film it is coach Yoast. In remember the titans Yoast helps Boone win all the games so he can keep his job. He believes it is not fair that Boone has to win all the games so he tries his hardest to makes sure the team win all the games. To really show his sympathy he gives up the opportunity to be in the hall of fame to fight for what's right. In 12 years a slave there was a white man who enslaved them who felt sympathetic for the black people. It is hard for him to help them because they were slaves and that was the way of
Racism has been around for a long time. People judge others on the colour of their skin. This has affected a lot of people over the years. These three texts convey the theme of racism very strongly. The first text we studied was called remember the titans this is a story about a football team in an integrated school. The next text was called Changes, in this rap Tupac conveys his point that nothing is changing and how racism is affecting him. The final text is 12 Years A Slave. This is a story about how the main character Solomon was taken into slavery. The four authors of these texts are Boaz Yakin, Tupac Shakur and Steve McQueen. The first aspect I'm analysing is the characters that stand up to racism. The next aspect is the characters that are sympathetic to the struggle of African-Americans. The last aspect is settings where it is difficult to rise above racism.
In all of the texts we have studied there has been at least one character that has stood up to racism. In the first text Remember the Titans the character that stands up to racism is Coach Herman Boone. In the film Boone has to win all of the games to keep his job. He decides to stand up to the task and prepares to win every game. Despite all the odds Boone continues to fight racism and manages to win all the games. This meant he could keep his …show more content…
In this film it is coach Yoast. In remember the titans Yoast helps Boone win all the games so he can keep his job. He believes it is not fair that Boone has to win all the games so he tries his hardest to makes sure the team win all the games. To really show his sympathy he gives up the opportunity to be in the hall of fame to fight for what's right. In 12 years a slave there was a white man who enslaved them who felt sympathetic for the black people. It is hard for him to help them because they were slaves and that was the way of