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Inequalities & Consequences Rebellion Education Film Techniques . Sugar Cane Alley St. Martinique , 1930s. Evelyn, Francesca, Andrea and Ellen. Inequalities . Plantation Owner. ExploiteraffluentWhite. Economic & Class structure
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Inequalities & Consequences Rebellion Education Film Techniques Sugar Cane Alley St. Martinique , 1930s Evelyn, Francesca, Andrea and Ellen
Inequalities Plantation Owner Exploiter\affluent\White • Economic & Class structure Owner’s discontent with the harvest 1 Workers’ smallest delinquency & injury—O:fine 2 Child labor Workers’ lacking of sugar 3 Flunky\advantaged \Mixed or Black Overseer Worker Slavery\poor\Black
Race Leopold couldn't’t inherit White’s last name The attitude of school authorities in Fort-de-France 4 • Advantageous position of the elders Mme. Leonce’s using Jose 5
Consequences of Inequality • Negative Carmen --Hollywood dream --bedroom scene Ticket seller • Negative to positive Leopold --the school scene --the arrest scene
FL: Those people are hopeless. I really detest that race. H: You shouldn’t say that.F: What? I tell you I hate them. How can I be proud of my color. When I see those people fouling up ever day? It disgusts me. Anyway, except for my color, I’m not black. My character is white.H: I am sure no white ever yelled “I hate my race” when another white stole or even murdered. Then, why, for a trifle, are you willing to condemn all blacks?F: You don’t understand. It hurts me to see someone who is already black do something bad. Even for a trifle, my impulse to hurl my race into the fire.
Rebellion • Children Reaction over the Adults • Burning off the sugarcane field • Jose breaking plates of Madame Leonce • Leopold stealing the account book • Black Adults’ Rebelling over the whites • Using Voices Instead of Real Action
Education—Jose • Medouze • Teaching about Nature • Black self-identity • Grandmother • Attitude • Her Insist • The teacher • Test • Writing • Self education
Film Techniques • Opening Images – Postcards • Stories within the Narration • Medouze telling Stories • Setting • Color • Framing & Style