The Film Madea's: Witness Protection By Tyler Perry

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Mabel Simmons, famously known as Madea, is a strong and opinionated Black woman, crafted by Tyler Perry into a comedic, relatable, and stern character that has become a household name in Black comedy and a lasting character of the Madea series. In the film Madea’s: Witness Protection, Madea is ordered to keep a family under witness protection to be looked upon fairly by a judge, but this isn’t a typical family that is being kept with her. The family is wealthy, snobby and white and come from an extremely rich suburb. George and his family live with Madea until he figures out how he has been framed and a way to clear his name.

While this film may seem merely like a comedic work, it highlights social class very prominently. By using families

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