Racism In The Help By Tate Taylor

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how racism can be difficult to overthrow due to ingrained institutional practices which aim to oppress and exclude specific races.

In the film, The Help, Tate Taylor conveys how learning to love and empathising with all races at a young age can break the cycle of generational racism and segregation. Taylor illustrates that our personal values which we live by can be reflected in our response to racism and discrimination. Also, he portrays how racism 's hard to counteract due to enduring discriminatory beliefs and institutional practices. The viewer is persuaded feel empathically for the black maids as a consequence of their segregated and unequal lives. This empathy is aided by Taylor’s narrative structure and setting which both provide a