Mammy archetype

One such problematic image is the mammy figure. Alma Jean Bilingslea-Brown discusses "Aunt Jemima," one of the most notorious mammy figures, and notes that Aunt Jemima was seen as the "quintessential mammy, the overweight, heavy-busted, strong, and religious black woman who cooks, cleans, and nurtures," and notes how she became "the representation of the white-identified, black female servant. Good-natured, loyal, and trust-worthy, the Jemima image was first popularized at the 1983 Columbia Exposition in Chicago to market self-rising flour. From the success of that endeavor, the image proliferated and served a specific twofold function. The first was to valorize and reinforce the quality of submission. The second was to displace the fearsome, physical aspects of being female—those relating to domesticity and nurturing, especially breast-feeding—onto the black…

The first one is The Hunger Games. The book follows Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old girl from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th Hunger games so that her sister does not have to participate. The hunger games is a death match between the children chosen from each district to participate. The Hunger Games is a great example of breaking common gender stereotypes as the main character is a strong and independent female character. Katniss does not rely on the usual stereotypical male character…

Plato’s Cave Allegory in City of Ember The secrets of the real world lie buried underground, hidden in a secret box; a box that only Lena has access to. In this movie, City of Ember, Lena and Dune uncover a round map that may lead them out of their underground life. It is during their trek to find the truth that I discover many similarities between the plot and Plato’s metaphysical views. There are many instances where the theory of forms is present. In addition to a metaphysical comparison,…

The majority of images found in social media can reinforce stereotypical conceptions of femininity and masculinity. Stereotypes are commonly used in video games because they are easily identifiable, thus the creators of programs and scripts can refer to stock characters without having to delve into a complete characterization for the sake of explanation. By using stereotypes audiences can easily identify the characters and focus more attention on the story line rather than character development.…

in the Capitol, but what is more important to notice is that he is a loyal retainer and mentor archetype for Katniss as he quietly roots for her in her journey to fight in the Hunger Games. When Katniss first meets Cinna she describes him as unlike most of the other stylists, he dresses simply and chooses to highlight his looks with only a bit of makeup (The Hunger Games). Cinna is obviously not like everyone else in the…

What are Stereotypes? A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Or in other words females are supposed to do or viewed as one thing and males are supposed to do or viewed as another. Why should we address it? Stereotyping people can cause them to not have self confidence in themselves. For example telling a women that she will never be as good as a man in sports can not only cause to feel like she can't do it but at the same time it can…

Do you know what a stereotype is? A stereotype is a widely held but fixed oversimplified image or idea of a particular of person or thing. In the tv show Freaks and Geeks there are alot of stereotypes. They are divided into three groups you have the freaks, the geeks, and then you have the jocks. These stereotypes are unfair and untrue. In the show the “geeks” are Sam and his friends. At one point in the show Sam makes fun of Neal because he plays with a chemistry set. In return Neal makes…

The reason we learn history is so that we do not allow for it to be repeated. Meaning we don’t let even that happened in the past happen again today. But in literature there are certain patterns in characters, plot, settings and items. These patterns are referred to as archetypes and they help make stories relatable. “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut is no exception to the usage of archetypes.In this futuristic tale Vonngut gives their interpretation of how the world would be if someone…

frequently incorporates allusions in her essay. The titles which Kaling gives her different paragraphs alludes to the different archetypes of women in the Romantic Comedy genre: “The Klutz,” “The Ethereal Weirdo,” or “The Sassy Best Friend.” All…

The TV series Shameless is based on working class family that lives on the South Side of Chicago. The show is based off the dramatic and chaotic life of the Gallagher family. The family of six children depend on the oldest sister, Fiona, to take care of the family due to the absence of the mother and their incapable alcoholic father who comes and goes as he pleases. The unstable family has to cope with the struggles faced with little money and learn how to take care of themselves and also each…