The Sneetches Research Paper

As part of our curriculum in Higher Education, a required course was Social Justice 6404. In this class the objective was to learn about different forms of social diversity to help prepare students for educating them on the issues of racism, discrimination, and injustice. One of the resource materials were films dealing with different class systems as teaching models. The first film viewed was “Sneetches” which gave me a better understanding about stereotypes and how they impact individuals of the same race.
The Sneetches was originally a book written by Dr. Seuss, to teach children the dangers of discrimination. Shortly after World War II, where the world had just witnessed the obliteration of Jews based on their religious preferences, Dr. Seuss also made “Sneetches” into a short documentary film. Sneetches was about two types of bird-like creatures, only separated by having stars on their bellies. The stars represented a difference between them and negatively affected the moral of the Sneetches without stars. Moreover, the Star-Belly Sneetches were considered high class and the plain belly Sneetches were considered low class. Nevertheless, adding insult to injury, the Star-Belly Sneetches went around bragging they are the best kind of Sneetches on the beaches, as a reminder to the Plain-Belly Sneetches of their being not equal and separate because they did not have stars on their bellies. This act of …show more content…
Seuss’ film “The Sneetches” because it is still widespread today where people are being discriminated against because of their differences. In the same way I can remember a time when I was discriminated against for a job in Higher Education due to my age, which left me feeling depressed and oppressed like the Plain-Belly Sneetches. In conclusion, this film helps to remind me of the importance of this course, Social Justice in Higher Education, because it brings an understanding of how to respond to cultural