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04/20/2017

Prospectus

I decided to analyze 12 Years a Slave for my final paper and focus on what the implicit meaning of the movie is, and how different aspects of the film contributes to its meaning. 12 Years a Slave is the story of an African American man, Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped into slavery in Washington, D.C., for twelve years and the film is a depiction of Northup’s book which he wrote about his experience during slavery. It’s an extraordinary story of a man’s redemption and struggle during a time of extreme sadistic slavery, pain, great race discrimination and injustice. By depicting the historical racial struggles, 12 Years a Slave mirrors our polarized race relations today, and where all the unjustified thoughts of superiority in the white race comes from. I decided to center my paper around this movie because it is a great portrayal of how a miseducated race goes about taking the freedom of the hands of people on the grounds of different backgrounds. Moreover, I believe that anyone who have a slight idea about their history or anyone who have seen this movie, has to be incredibly ignorant and evil to discriminate people based on their skin color or their backgrounds especially in the 21st century where most of the society agrees that differences are what makes a population great and unity of diverse cultures is what moves society forward.