Akeelah And The Bee Essay

Beyond the Categories
Within the society we are exposed to today, categories, laws and different organizational hierarchies mold the people we become friends with, the activities we do and the people we become. Within the movie, Akeelah and The Bee (Atchison & Fishburne, 2006), we experience the drastic categorization of young and old as well as the parallel between black and white individuals. During many scenarios, each individual struggles for power and attempts to break past their personal as well as societal boundaries that have been put in place. Akeelah tries relentlessly to try and convince her mother that the spelling bee is what is good for her and that she is willing to put in the effort. Although, her mother is constantly in the mind set that school should be her number one priority. Another opportunity where the viewer is exposed to this dynamic is between Akeelah and her racial background. The discrimination she faces causes her to be directly effected and changes her outlook on life. After an analysis of the movie, Akeelah and The Bee (Atchison & Fishburne, 2006), the …show more content…
As talked about in lecture, we discussed the differences between the characteristics of an adult and thus of a child. We were introduced to powerful and demanding words to describe an adult and given weaker connotative words to describe a child. Within Akeelah and the Bee, the main character drastically lacks in this area and all the power is given to her elders (her mother or Dr. Larabee). This power is made visible when Dr. Larabee first meets his new student, Akeelah. The power that comes from teaching or guiding is evident in Larabee’s practices and seems to allow Akeelah to make very few decisions. She is forced to change the way she speaks, acts, and learns in order to please her teacher and remain on track to participate in the

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