Get Hard Misconceptions

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Statement of Audience, Topic and Primary Texts I plan to do a semiotic analysis on Etan Cohen’s comedy film Get Hard. The rated-R comedy portrays the social attitudes individuals articulate toward one another. I will focus on the misconceptions James King (played by Will Farwell), directs toward Darnell Lewis (played by Kevin Hart). James King is a wealthy white man who has misconceptions about African American males, identifying them as criminals who have served time in prison, or who will eventually serve time in prison. I’m interested in this topic because misconceptions exist today, many individuals categorize people of a certain race into groups and place them under an umbrella that identifies the race as a whole. My preliminary thesis