Lee Daniels directed The Butler to appeal to all audiences.
His purpose was to educate people on their nations history and the struggles that African Americans have encountered.
Cecil was an African American man who started off with nothing therefore he had to work hard for everything that he wanted.
He was affected by the legislation passed that dehumanized his race yet he worked directly for the people that did not view his rights to be equal; he had to put his pride aside to be put in a position that would be beneficial to his family.
The Rhetorical situation was he was not treated as an equal human for his race in the world but gained respect by those of higher power (Presidents) because of his hard work and dedication.
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The emotions were anger, sorrow and joy.
Sorrow was displayed when Cecil’s father was killed by a white man because he made a comment to the white man for raping his wife. Sorrow was also displayed when they lost their son due to the war, on his sons birthday. Another example would be when his wife died of old age.
Anger was displayed when his son was put into jail for sitting in a whites only section of a restaurant. His was also angry because he was beaten by young white students while getting food thrown in his face. The son brought his girlfriend to the house and she was being rude at the dinner table, the father and mother were both angry. The father was angry because of the activities his son was participating in with the Black Panthers and how it made him look since he worked in the white house. Lastly the mother was angry because of the disrespect the son and girlfriend showed his father.
Joy was displayed when Cecil went from working at a catering company to receiving the position to work at the white house. The African American community displayed joy when they were given the right to vote. It was also displayed in the scene when Barack Obama was elected president which displayed that African Americans finally won their liberation and equality. At this point African Americans were given the same rights as whites and they were no longer inferior. History was
His purpose was to educate people on their nations history and the struggles that African Americans have encountered.
Cecil was an African American man who started off with nothing therefore he had to work hard for everything that he wanted.
He was affected by the legislation passed that dehumanized his race yet he worked directly for the people that did not view his rights to be equal; he had to put his pride aside to be put in a position that would be beneficial to his family.
The Rhetorical situation was he was not treated as an equal human for his race in the world but gained respect by those of higher power (Presidents) because of his hard work and dedication.
The strategies …show more content…
The emotions were anger, sorrow and joy.
Sorrow was displayed when Cecil’s father was killed by a white man because he made a comment to the white man for raping his wife. Sorrow was also displayed when they lost their son due to the war, on his sons birthday. Another example would be when his wife died of old age.
Anger was displayed when his son was put into jail for sitting in a whites only section of a restaurant. His was also angry because he was beaten by young white students while getting food thrown in his face. The son brought his girlfriend to the house and she was being rude at the dinner table, the father and mother were both angry. The father was angry because of the activities his son was participating in with the Black Panthers and how it made him look since he worked in the white house. Lastly the mother was angry because of the disrespect the son and girlfriend showed his father.
Joy was displayed when Cecil went from working at a catering company to receiving the position to work at the white house. The African American community displayed joy when they were given the right to vote. It was also displayed in the scene when Barack Obama was elected president which displayed that African Americans finally won their liberation and equality. At this point African Americans were given the same rights as whites and they were no longer inferior. History was