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Publication Date: 2014
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What the Butler Saw: Lee Daniels's Studies in Biography and History
Beck, Bernard
Multicultural Perspectives, v16 n1 p21-25 2014
The movie "Lee Daniels' The Butler" is an example of a work that is meant not only to entertain but to convey an important attitude and offer important viewpoints. The movie deals with a deep issue in the history of movies and the history of the country: racial inequality. Three issues are discussed in this article: (a) African Americans in movies, (b) the contradictions of the servant role, and (c) the generational conflict between fathers and sons.
Descriptors: Biographies, Didacticism, Racial Discrimination, African Americans, Generational Differences, Role Perception, Ambiguity (Context), Parent Child Relationship, Films, Film Study, Social History, Social Justice
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