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HL Essay
Background
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Influence of 1960s–1980s social horror (e.g., Romero, Candyman)
Historical context: slavery, Jim Crow, Civil Rights legacy
Racism in contemporary America (police brutality, microaggressions)
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Peele’s works (Get Out, Us, Nope)
Psychoanalysis Lens
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The “Uncanny” → familiar things made unsettling (suburbs, family gatherings)
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Fear of assimilation → body, identity theft (Get Out)
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Breakdown of LOI
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Suspense → narrative pacing, dread, audience manipulation
Symbolism → objects, settings, characters as allegories
“Hidden” racism → subtle, micro-level, everyday life
“Systemic” racism → institutions, history, structures
Contemporary society → relevance, ongoing discourse
Representation
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White liberal racism (polite, progressive façade)
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Devices
Suspense
Slow pacing (long silences, awkward pauses)
Sound design (eerie music, sudden silences)
Camera techniques (lingering close-ups, tracking shots)
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Symbolism
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Deer (Get Out → hunted prey, victimhood)
LOI: How does Jordan Peele use suspence and symbolism in the horror genre to represent the hidden and systemic forms of racism embedded in contemporary American Society