The Butler Reflection

The Butler is a powerful movie that demonstrates the various and complicated perspectives of the African Americans that were living during the civil rights movement. Usually, when watching a movie about African Americans, it highlights the risky excursion of African Americans who attempted to crush the racial boundaries unhesitant to celebrate winning their battle against racial discrimination. However, in the case of The Butler, it takes a close consideration regarding the conflicts inside the black community during that time. Cecil Gaines is the protagonist of the movie in which he starts working as a butler at the white house. At home and at work, Cecil always has to face and deal with political pressures constantly. At home his relationship …show more content…
Cecil feels that he can raise his voice and stand against this racial segregation so he starts to raise and express his concerns over the inequality of wages between black and white American workers. He observes how African Americans are never appointed to positions of power at the White House, only to be told that nothing can be done about it by a number of Presidents he had dutifully served through the years. Although white people discriminated blacks, in the White House, people who were superior did not treat black people with disrespect regardless that blacks did not have good jobs compared to white, they were still respectfully treated not only from other workers but also from the presidents. Sometimes, the presidents would ask him for advices to stop or eliminate the discrimination towards black people. Basically, during that time, black people were alienated and judged based on there colour not their personality or who they are. White people instantly made assumption towards them that they are dangerous and disgusting without actually talking to them and know who they