Category: Do The Right Thing
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Theme of Racism in the Film Do the Right Thing and the Novel Invisible Man
Throughout American history, there have been many significant events that have shaped America and where we stand today. Going back to the 1600s, this was the time that introduced slavery in North America as well as leading the concept of racism to form. Racism is a huge controversy in America and one of the big…
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Idea of Conflict Versus Peace in the Film ‘Do the Right Thing’
Spike Lees 1989 film Do the Right Thing confronts the impossible nature of resolving racism in a society that is so divided by differences in ethnicities. Inspired by the Howard Beach incident in 1986, in which Michael Griffith is hit by a car while fleeing from his racist attacker, the film shows the breaking down…