'compare And Contrast Black Representations In 'gone With The Wind' (1939) And 'guess Who’S Coming To Dinner' (1967).'
The representation of the black characters in ‘Gone with the wind’ and ‘Guess who’s coming to dinner’ are very different. By watching both films we can see that in the almost 30 years between the films representation of black people in the media has changed vastly and they are no longer so discriminated against or stereotyped.
The late actress Nell Carter, describes a Hollywood at the time that ‘Gone with the wind’ was made that cast black actors “as African savages, singing slaves and domestics.” The character of Mammy, played by Hattie McDaniel, has been linked with the stock character of the \"happy slave\", someone who implicitly condones slavery. However, some point out that despite her position as slave, she is not shy about upbraiding her white mistress, Scarlett; and indeed, she is yelling at Scarlett in her first scene. Mammy frequently derides other slaves on the plantation as \"field hands\", implying that as a House Servant she is above the \"less-refined\"......
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