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The Test
Ideas
Racism against African American was typical in the 1940s
Purpose
: to highlight casual incidents of racism performed in the 1940s
Representation
Perspective
Marian
how
what
Purpose
why
Instructor
How
Purpose
What
Why
Black African American Minority and Racist white society
Marian
Marian as a person
punctual
"Marian took them our of her bag"
human
Has negative emotions
capable
"Marian squeezed in between them without too much manoeuvring"
"I had a license for three years"
tolerant
"Marian didn't answer"
Hard-working
"I got my college degree last year"
self aware
"They probably do like it better if a white person shows up with you"
Marian as a victim
Oppressed
"in a different sort of way"
Frustrated
Cautious
Instructor
Instructor: Outsider appearance
"
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wh
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gri
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bro
adly
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thu
mbed
ov
er
th
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pap
ers"
Instructor: perpentrator
"Mandy-Lou and I don't mind"
"old enough to have a flock of P-ckan-nn*es"
"Swanee River. Make you homesick?"
"feigned astonishment. 'You-all aint Southern?"
"Turn onto Main Street here and let's see how you all does"
"You-all sho"
"Read that sign at the end of the bridge"
"then start 'er up again. Mandy got her degree, did she? Dog my cats!"
Racism branches into other forms of oppression such as misogyny, abuse of power, White supremacy
Purpose
: To show the severity of racism in everyday life
Representations
Perspective
Marian
What
Why
How
Purpose
Driver instructor
How
What
Why
What
Black Minority
Marian
Bigoted White Society
Driver instructor
previous driving instructor
White people are ignorant to the social injustices against African Americans
Purpose
: Highlight the ignorance in progressive white liberals
Representations
Perspective
ignorant white society
Language conventions
Symbolism
mood
tone
Context
Context of production
Marian
Mrs Ericson
Setting
1940s
Jim Crow laws
Driver instructor
Previous Driving Inspector
Angelica Gibbs
Context of production
Representation